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The microflora

Adaptations to life in extremely saline lakes

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Salt Lakes

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 5))

Abstract

Extremely saline lakes, long thought to be lifeless, contain primary producers (phototrophs), heterotrophs and predators, like other lakes. The ecosystem is simplified, however, because the number of species in each trophic level is low. The more saline the lake, the lower the species diversity and simpler the structure of the system.

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Borowitzka, L.J. (1981). The microflora. In: Williams, W.D. (eds) Salt Lakes. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8665-7_4

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