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| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-026-76684-0 |
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| Title (Primary) | The overlooked conservation values of saline lakes |
| Author | Burian, A.; Wilson, R.; Kratina, P.; Ábrám, Ö.; Afonina, E.; Alcocer, J.; Alfonso, M.B.; Anderson, T.; Anufriieva, E.; Balci, N.; Gomes Barbosa, L.; Baxter, B.K.; Bazarova, B.; Bazhenov, Y.; Beckmann, M.; Boros, E.; Borzenko, S.; Bucher, E.H.; Camacho, C.; Casamayor, E.O.; Chao, X.; Coleman, P.; Colla, M.F.; Datson, B.; Echaniz, S.; Farias, M.E.; Fetahi, T.; García, C.M.; Golovatyuk, L.; Hudson, P.; Hueso-Kortekaas, K.; Johnston, J.; Karimov, B.K.; Kalioujnaia, I.; Komova, A.; Krienitz, L.; Kulshreshtha, S.; Larson, R.; Lipka, O.; Matyugina, E.; Mauvisseau, Q.; Melack, J.; Mills, K.; Morant, D.; Moreno, E.; Namsaraev, Z.; Oren, A.; Rogers, C.; Ryves, D.B.; Sánchez, M.I.; Camacho-Santamans, A.; Santamans, A.C.; Schagerl, M.; Selivanova, E.; Shadrin, N.; Sima, S.; Tashlykova, N.; Teubner, K.; Tsybekmitova, G.; Timms, B.; Ulanova, S.; Vidal Quini, N.E.; Vignatti, A.; Wurtsbaugh, W.A.; Zapitis, C.; Zechmeister, T.; Zhang, C.; Zadereev, E. |
| Source Titel | Nature Communications |
| Year | 2026 |
| Department | CLE |
| Volume | 17 |
| Page From | art. 9456 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Supplements | Supplement 1 Supplement 2 Supplement 3 Supplement 4 Supplement 5 Supplement 6 Supplement 7 Supplement 8 |
| Abstract | Saline
lakes are hypersensitive to changes in their water balance and therefore
show amplified responses to climatic and land-use changes in their
catchment. Despite often dramatic ecological impacts, saline lakes rank
low on policy agendas as they are assumed to support few ecosystem
services and low levels of biodiversity. Here, we challenge this view
and evaluate ecosystem services and threatened species in 85 saline
lakes distributed across the globe. We show that saline lakes support,
additionally to threatened aquatic biota, a diverse range of red-listed
terrestrial species that contribute together with a large beta diversity
to their conservation value. Further, our results highlight that saline
lakes provide a number of culturally and economically important
ecosystem services but several of them are ‘hidden’ and difficult to
quantify. We conclude our analysis with best-practice recommendations
for sustainable management of saline lakes. Their local adaptation and
implementation will be key for safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem
services of these valuable and highly sensitive ecosystems. |
| Burian, A., Wilson, R., Kratina, P., Ábrám, Ö., Afonina, E., Alcocer, J., Alfonso, M.B., Anderson, T., Anufriieva, E., Balci, N., Gomes Barbosa, L., Baxter, B.K., Bazarova, B., Bazhenov, Y., Beckmann, M., Boros, E., Borzenko, S., Bucher, E.H., Camacho, C., Casamayor, E.O., Chao, X., Coleman, P., Colla, M.F., Datson, B., Echaniz, S., Farias, M.E., Fetahi, T., García, C.M., Golovatyuk, L., Hudson, P., Hueso-Kortekaas, K., Johnston, J., Karimov, B.K., Kalioujnaia, I., Komova, A., Krienitz, L., Kulshreshtha, S., Larson, R., Lipka, O., Matyugina, E., Mauvisseau, Q., Melack, J., Mills, K., Morant, D., Moreno, E., Namsaraev, Z., Oren, A., Rogers, C., Ryves, D.B., Sánchez, M.I., Camacho-Santamans, A., Santamans, A.C., Schagerl, M., Selivanova, E., Shadrin, N., Sima, S., Tashlykova, N., Teubner, K., Tsybekmitova, G., Timms, B., Ulanova, S., Vidal Quini, N.E., Vignatti, A., Wurtsbaugh, W.A., Zapitis, C., Zechmeister, T., Zhang, C., Zadereev, E. (2026): The overlooked conservation values of saline lakes Nat. Commun. 17 , art. 9456 10.1038/s41467-026-76684-0 |
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