ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2018
Salinity impacts on river ecosystem processes: a critical mini-review.
Review in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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18 citing papers in PubMed.
- Repetition and order of exposure to salinization and nutrient enrichment drive freshwater microbial community responses.Ecology · 2025Article
- The Emerging Global Threat of Salt Contamination of Water Supplies in Tidal Rivers.Environmental science & technology letters · 2025Review
- Multiple stressors affect function rather than taxonomic structure of freshwater microbial communities.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2025Article
- Freshwater faces a warmer and saltier future from headwaters to coasts: climate risks, saltwater intrusion, and biogeochemical chain reactions.Biogeochemistry · 2025Article
- Intensified river salinization alters nitrogen-cycling microbial communities in arid and semi-arid regions of China.Eco-Environment & Health · 2024Article
- Top-Down Effect of Arthropod Predator Chinese Mitten Crab on Freshwater Nutrient Cycling.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Can Common Pool Resource Theory Catalyze Stakeholder-Driven Solutions to the Freshwater Salinization Syndrome?Environmental science & technology · 2022Article
- Acute Toxicity of Major Geochemical Ions to Fathead Minnows (Pimephales Promelas): Part A-Observed Relationships for Individual Salts and Salt Mixtures.Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2022Article
- Acute Toxicity of Major Geochemical Ions to Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas): Part B-Modeling Ion Toxicity.Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2022Article
- Differences in Ionic, Enzymatic, and Photosynthetic Features Characterize Distinct Salt Tolerance in Eucalyptus Species.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- An Integrated Approach to Assess the Environmental Impacts of Large-Scale Gold Mining: The Nzema-Gold Mines in the Ellembelle District of Ghana as a Case Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Multiple riparian-stream connections are predicted to change in response to salinization.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2018Review
- Regulations are needed to protect freshwater ecosystems from salinization.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2018Review
- Evolved tolerance to freshwater salinization in zooplankton: life-history trade-offs, cross-tolerance and reducing cascading effects.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2018Article
- Effects of salinity changes on aquatic organisms in a multiple stressor context.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2018Review
- Predicting combined effects of land use and climate change on river and stream salinity.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2018Article
- Salt in freshwaters: causes, effects and prospects - introduction to the theme issue.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2018Article
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Abstract
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. Here, we review field-observations of salinity impacts on ecosystem processes such as leaf decomposition, metabolism, biomass production and nutrient cycling, with a special emphasis on dryland ecosystems. In addition, we discuss the potential linkages of these processes to ecosystem service delivery-the benefits that humans derive from ecosystems-as additional nature conservation arguments and the challenges associated with this endeavour.This article is part of the theme issue 'Salt in freshwaters: causes, ecological consequences and future prospects'.
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