Threatened seasonal inland saline lake habitats
Name(s):
Endangered intermittent brackish lakes
Threatened semi-permanent alkaline lake environments
Threatened playa lake habitats
Threatened dry salt lake habitats
Threatened hbitats of salares
Nature
Pollution (acidification) may affect such bodies of water. In arid areas climate change and variability will also affect such lakes. Other factors may include the rate of water abstraction lowering the water table and reducing the store of underground water.
Background
Wind erosion can form shallow depressions which often contain water temporarily or seasonally (e.g. dune lakes in sandy areas, playa lakes of flat, arid or semi-arid regions).
Broader
Value(s)
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems