The biology of the saline lakes of central and eastern inland of Australia: a review with special reference to their biogeographical affinities

Timms, Brian V.

doi:10.1007/s10750-006-0290-1

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“…Based on the present new species list for Eyre Peninsula (minus the thalassic species) and recent more detailed lists for WA (Pinder et al, 2002(Pinder et al, , 2004(Pinder et al, , 2005Timms et al, 2006), reworking of the faunas of salt lake districts within Australia (Williams, 1984;Timms, 2007b), reveal increased similarities (Table 2). Differences between the districts are still substantial, but the Eyre Peninsula saline lake fauna now blends more into those of southeastern Australia.…”

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A study of the salt lakes and salt springs of Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Timms

2009

Hydrobiologia

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An 18-month-study of 40 saline wetlands, ranging from 6 to 336 g l -1 , on the west and southern coasts of Eyre Peninsula yielded 88 species of invertebrates, some aquatic plants and a fish. The invertebrates are taxonomically diverse and include 38 crustaceans, 28 insects, 12 molluscs and significantly an aquatic spider, a nemertean, two polychaetes, two sea anemones, a sponge and a bryzoan. Most were tolerant of wide fluctuations in salinity, there being 51 halobionts, 21 halophils and only 16 salt-tolerant freshwater species. Many invertebrates are restricted to the thalassic springs where marine molluscs dominated. Athalassic wetlands were dominated by crustaceans and were of two basic types-coastal and continental. There is evidence of the former evolving biologically into the later, and for some lakes to be still in transition. There is also evidence of increasing salinity in recent decades and already two lakes exhibit severe secondary salinity. Like other salt lakes in Australia the fauna is regionally distinctive.

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A study of the salt lakes and salt springs of Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Timms

2009

Hydrobiologia

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“…Williams (1998) and Williams and Kokkin (1988) argued that arid zone wetlands tend not to support regionally endemic species, but this was based on the assumption that arid wetlands are episodic (infrequently and unpredictably flooded) rather than intermittent (more regularly and predictably flooded). Regional endemism in intermittent wetlands is actually very common (Simovich 1998;Watts 1999;Halse et al 2000;Pinder et al 2004;Shiel et al 2006), whereas episodic wetlands seem to have much less regional endemism, at least in Australia (Timms 2001(Timms , 2007. Temporary wetlands in the Pilbara are generally intermittent rather than episodic, so the presence of a regionally endemic component to their faunas would be expected.…”

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An arid zone awash with diversity: patterns in the distribution of aquatic invertebrates in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

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Rec West Aust Mus Sup

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“…This is in contrast to the extensive investigations made of the hydrogeology (e.g., Jacobson, 1996) and biology (e.g., Timms, 2007) of saline playas in other parts of Australia. It is possible that the invertebrate fauna of CA saline playas is similar to those studied elsewhere in the Australian arid zone, such as Lake Eyre.…”

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confidence: 69%