A review of the defining chemical properties of soda lakes and pans: an assessment on a large geographic scale of Eurasian inland saline surface waters

E Boros, M Kolpakova - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The aim of this study is to evaluate the definition of water chemical type, with particular
attention to soda brine characteristics by assessing ionic composition and pH values on a …

Phytoplankton in extreme environments: importance and consequences of habitat permanency

J Padisak, L Naselli-Flores - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
There is hardly any sunshine exposed surface on this Earth, be it water or terrain, which
would not support some biota. Still, many habitats offer harsh conditions requiring …

Habitat loss over six decades accelerates regional and local biodiversity loss via changing landscape connectance

Z Horváth, R Ptacnik, CF Vad, JM Chase - Ecology letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
When habitats are lost, species are lost in the region as a result of the sampling process.
However, it is less clear what happens to biodiversity in the habitats that remain. Some have …

Overview of past, current, and future ecosystem and biodiversity trends of inland saline lakes of Europe and Central Asia

E Zadereev, O Lipka, B Karimov, M Krylenko… - Inland …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This review of trends in inland saline lakes of Europe and Central Asia is based on the
relevant section of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and …

Biogeochemical explanations for the world's most phosphate-rich lake, an origin-of-life analog

S Haas, KP Sinclair, DC Catling - Communications Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Environmental phosphate concentrations are typically much lower (~ 10− 6 M) than needed
for prebiotic phosphorylation of nucleosides, critical for the origin of life. Here, we tested …

Exploring the upper pH limits of nitrite oxidation: diversity, ecophysiology, and adaptive traits of haloalkalitolerant Nitrospira

A Daebeler, K Kitzinger, H Koch, CW Herbold… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Nitrite-oxidizing bacteria of the genus Nitrospira are key players of the biogeochemical
nitrogen cycle. However, little is known about their occurrence and survival strategies in …

[HTML][HTML] Review of chemical properties of Inland soda and saline waters in East Africa (Rift Valley region)

AS Lameck, J Skutai, E Boros - Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Study region Inland soda and saline lakes of the East African Rift Valley (EARV). Study focus
This study reviews the chemical properties of inland soda-saline lakes of the EARV …

Connectivity Loss in Experimental Pond Networks Leads to Biodiversity Loss in Microbial Metacommunities

B Szabó, M Váczy‐Földi, CF Vad, K Pálffy… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat fragmentation is among the most important global threats to biodiversity; however,
the direct effects of its components including connectivity loss are largely unknown and still …

Expanding the trait-based concept of benthic diatoms: Development of trait-and species-based indices for conductivity as the master variable of ecological status in …

C Stenger-Kovács, K Körmendi, E Lengyel, A Abonyi… - Ecological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Shallow, saline inland lakes occur over large areas in Central-Europe and they bear
exceptionally high biological conservation values. Climate change and anthropogenic …

Regional and fine-scale local adaptation in salinity tolerance in Daphnia inhabiting contrasting clusters of inland saline waters

KI Brans, CF Vad, Z Horváth… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding the spatial scales at which organisms can adapt to strong natural and human-
induced environmental gradients is important. Salinization is a key threat to biodiversity …