Effects of induced changes in salinity on inland and coastal water ecosystems: editor summary
Freshwater salinization is a global phenomenon that will intensify in the future due to a combination of factors (e.g. Cañedo-Argüelles et al., 2016; Wurtsbaugh et al., 2017; Jeppesen et al., 2020, 2023; Zadereev et al., 2020; Parra et al., 2021; Cunillera-Montcusí et al., 2022). For example, due to climate change the semiarid and arid climate zones will experience much less net precipitation and runoff (Döll & Schmied, 2012; IPCC, 2023), thereby decreasing the salt dilution capacity of rivers and streams. Sea level rise and coastal seawater intrusions will promote freshwater salinisation (Lassiter, 2021), which will be further accelerated by a higher frequency and duration of extreme storms (Paldor & Michael, 2021). Besides, an increase in water abstraction is expected due to a global increase in demand for food to sustain growing human populations (Vörösmarty et al., 2010), thereby altering the salt and water balance of aquatic ecosystems (van Vliet et al., 2017). Finally, human activities that cause salinisation (e.g. resource extraction, transportation, urbanisation, winter deicing, industrial runoff etc.) are expected to intensify and expand in the future (Cañedo-Argüelles et al., 2013). All these future predictions, together with the strong negative effects that freshwater salinisation can have on biodiversity, ecosystems and human societies (Cañedo-Argüelles, 2020; Melles et al., 2023) call for action. However, as our knowledge of freshwater salinisation is fragmented, the possibility of taking wise anticipation, mitigation and remediation strategies is uncertain.
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| Format: | artículo biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2023-01-01
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| Subjects: | Salinity on inland, Coastal water ecosystems, http://metadata.un.org/sdg/15, Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/335784 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85171185006 |
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| Summary: | Freshwater salinization is a global phenomenon that will intensify in the future due to a combination of factors (e.g. Cañedo-Argüelles et al., 2016; Wurtsbaugh et al., 2017; Jeppesen et al., 2020, 2023; Zadereev et al., 2020; Parra et al., 2021; Cunillera-Montcusí et al., 2022). For example, due to climate change the semiarid and arid climate zones will experience much less net precipitation and runoff (Döll & Schmied, 2012; IPCC, 2023), thereby decreasing the salt dilution capacity of rivers and streams. Sea level rise and coastal seawater intrusions will promote freshwater salinisation (Lassiter, 2021), which will be further accelerated by a higher frequency and duration of extreme storms (Paldor & Michael, 2021). Besides, an increase in water abstraction is expected due to a global increase in demand for food to sustain growing human populations (Vörösmarty et al., 2010), thereby altering the salt and water balance of aquatic ecosystems (van Vliet et al., 2017). Finally, human activities that cause salinisation (e.g. resource extraction, transportation, urbanisation, winter deicing, industrial runoff etc.) are expected to intensify and expand in the future (Cañedo-Argüelles et al., 2013). All these future predictions, together with the strong negative effects that freshwater salinisation can have on biodiversity, ecosystems and human societies (Cañedo-Argüelles, 2020; Melles et al., 2023) call for action. However, as our knowledge of freshwater salinisation is fragmented, the possibility of taking wise anticipation, mitigation and remediation strategies is uncertain. |
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