Freshwater salinisation: a research agenda for a saltier world

D Cunillera-Montcusí, M Beklioğlu… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
The widespread salinisation of freshwater ecosystems poses a major threat to the
biodiversity, functioning, and services that they provide. Human activities promote freshwater …

Threats, challenges and sustainable conservation strategies for freshwater biodiversity

SF Ahmed, PS Kumar, M Kabir, FT Zuhara… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing human population, deforestation and man-made climate change are likely to
exacerbate the negative effects on freshwater ecosystems and species endangerment …

Current water quality guidelines across North America and Europe do not protect lakes from salinization

WD Hintz, SE Arnott, CC Symons… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Human-induced salinization caused by the use of road deicing salts, agricultural practices,
mining operations, and climate change is a major threat to the biodiversity and functioning of …

A review of the species, community, and ecosystem impacts of road salt salinisation in fresh waters

WD Hintz, RA Relyea - Freshwater biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater ecosystems worldwide are threatened by salinisation caused by human
activities. Scientific attention on the ecological impacts of salinisation from road deicing salts …

Toward management of urban ponds for freshwater biodiversity

B Oertli, KM Parris - Ecosphere, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Many cities around the world are expanding and this trend in urbanization is expected to
sharply increase over coming decades. At the same time, the integration of green and blue …

[PDF][PDF] A review of recent advances and future challenges in freshwater salinization

MCA Iglesias - Limnetica, 2020 - researchgate.net
In spite of being a worldwide phenomenon that can have important ecological, economic
and social consequences, freshwater salinization (ie the increase in ion concentrations in …

Salinity impacts on river ecosystem processes: a critical mini-review

E Berger, O Frör, RB Schäfer - … Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In many dry parts of the world, salinization of water resources threatens freshwater
biodiversity and the livelihood of people. However, ecological impact studies remain scarce …

The ecosystem implications of road salt as a pollutant of freshwaters

HA Dugan, SE Arnott - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Salt pollution is a threat to freshwater ecosystems. Anthropogenic salt inputs increase lake
and stream salinity, and consequently change aquatic ecosystem structure and function …

Lakes at risk of chloride contamination

HA Dugan, NK Skaff, JP Doubek… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Lakes in the Midwest and Northeast United States are at risk of anthropogenic chloride
contamination, but there is little knowledge of the prevalence and spatial distribution of …

Salty freshwater macrophytes: The effects of salinization in freshwaters upon non-halophyte aquatic plants

MH Moreira, NH They, LR Rodrigues… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Salinization is a threat that affects aquatic ecosystems worldwide. As primary producers,
freshwater macrophytes are of paramount importance in these ecosystems, however …