When it comes to the investigation of key ecosystems in the world, we often omit salt from the
ecological recipe. In fact, despite occupying almost half of the volume of inland waters and …

Public concern over environmental issues such as ecosystem degradation is high. However,
restoring coupled human-natural systems requires integration across many science …

The search for pattern in the geographic occurrence of salt lake flora and fauna often reveals
strong associations of specific taxa with certain types of water chemistry. Solute composition …

Insects do not live in isolation. They interact with the abiotic environment and are major
components of the terrestrial and freshwater biotic milieus. They are crucial to so many …

Wetlands in arid landscapes provide critical habitat for millions of migratory waterbirds
across the world and throughout their annual cycle. The scope and scale of understanding …

This chapter considers life cycle-dependent biochemical and physiological adaptations
critical to the survival of Artemia in nature. Thus, the encysted gastrula embryo ('cyst') is …

All freshwater organisms are challenged to control their internal balance of water and ions in
strongly hypotonic environments. We compared the influence of external salinity on the …

Considering how organisms adapt to stress is essential if we are to anticipate biological
responses to global change in ecosystems. Communities in stressful environments can …

In arid and semiarid regions, extreme temperature events and the frequency and duration of
drought will increase toward 2050, leading to increased salinisation of inland waters …

Every year millions of shorebirds representing 42 species congregate on Great Salt Lake
(GSL). It is one of the largest concentrations of shorebirds on Earth, and yet, compared to …