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Large saline lakes of former USSR: a summary review

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Seven of the largest lakes in central Asia (former USSR) are saline: Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, lakes Balkhash, Issyk-Kul, the Chany complex, Alakul and Tengiz. They range in salinity from sometimes < 3 g l−1 to 19 g l−1. The paper provides a summary review of their major physico-chemical and biological features. Several are threatened by activities in their drainage basins, particularly diversion of inflowing waters.

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Aladin, N.V., Plotnikov, I.S. Large saline lakes of former USSR: a summary review. Hydrobiologia 267, 1–12 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00018787

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