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 …

Salinisation of rivers: an urgent ecological issue

M Cañedo-Argüelles, BJ Kefford, C Piscart, N Prat… - Environmental …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Secondary salinisation of rivers and streams is a global and growing threat that might be
amplified by climate change. It can have many different causes, like irrigation, mining activity …

A review of groundwater–surface water interactions in arid/semi‐arid wetlands and the consequences of salinity for wetland ecology

ID Jolly, KL McEwan, KL Holland - … : Ecosystems, Land and …, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
In arid/semi‐arid environments, where rainfall is seasonal, highly variable and significantly
less than the evaporation rate, groundwater discharge can be a major component of the …

Salinized rivers: degraded systems or new habitats for salt-tolerant faunas?

BJ Kefford, D Buchwalter… - Biology …, 2016‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Anthropogenic salinization of rivers is an emerging issue of global concern, with significant
adverse effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Impacts of freshwater salinization …

Salinization triggers a trophic cascade in experimental freshwater communities with varying food‐chain length

WD Hintz, BM Mattes, MS Schuler… - Ecological …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
The application of road deicing salts in northern regions worldwide is changing the chemical
environment of freshwater ecosystems. Chloride levels in many lakes, streams, and …

Diatom community response to inland water salinization: a review

C Stenger-Kovács, VB Béres, K Buczkó, K Tapolczai… - Hydrobiologia, 2023‏ - Springer
Both natural and anthropogenic processes can lead to the increasing salinity of surface
waters. The knowledge about the ecological consequences of salinization on the biota is …

How did this snail get here? Several dispersal vectors inferred for an aquatic invasive species

CHA Van Leeuwen, N Huig, G Van der Velde… - Freshwater …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
How species reach and persist in isolated habitats remains an open question in many
cases, especially for rapidly spreading invasive species. This is particularly true for …

Sub-lethal and chronic salinity tolerances of three freshwater insects: Cloeon sp. and Centroptilum sp. (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae)and Chironomus sp. (Diptera …

KL Hassell, BJ Kefford… - Journal of Experimental …, 2006‏ - journals.biologists.com
Increased salinity in rivers and streams is a serious environmental concern, and in Australia
there is growing information about the acute tolerances to salinity for freshwater …

Salty fertile lakes: How salinization and eutrophication alter the structure of freshwater communities

L Lind, MS Schuler, WD Hintz, AB Stoler, DK Jones… - …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
The quality of freshwater ecosystems is decreasing worldwide because of anthropogenic
activities. For example, nutrient over‐enrichment associated with agricultural, urban, and …

Seawater intrusion: An appraisal of taxa at most risk and safe salinity levels

C Venâncio, R Ribeiro, I Lopes - Biological Reviews, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Seawater intrusion into low‐lying coastal ecosystems carries environmental risks. Salinity
levels at these coastal ecosystems may vary substantially, causing ecological effects from …