Threatened seasonal inland saline lake habitats
- 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
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Value
SDG
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
- Climatology » Climatology
- Environment » Environment
- Fundamental sciences » Chemicals
- Fundamental sciences » Inorganic chemical compounds
- Geography » Wild
- Hydrology » Rivers and lakes
- Societal problems » Endangered species » Endangered species
- Societal problems » Vulnerability
Content quality
Presentable
Language
English
Last update
Oct 4, 2020