COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SODA LAKES AND PANS CHEMICAL PROPERTIES IN SERBIA AND HUNGARY

XIV International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Environmental Protection – IIZS 2024, str. 396-400

 

АУТОР / AUTHOR(S): Nevena Živančev , Srđan Kovačević , Ivana Mihajlović 

Download Full Pdf    

DOI: 10.46793/IIZS24.396Z

САЖЕТАК / ABSTRACT:

Soda lakes and pans are unique saline ecosystems characterized by high alkalinity (pH > 9) and a specific ionic composition dominated by sodium carbonate. These ecosystems play a critical role in biodiversity conservation, hosting distinct biological communities and supporting migratory birds. However, soda lakes and pans are increasingly vulnerable to climate change, with rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and increased evaporation rates leading to reduced water levels and habitat alterations. This paper focuses on the chemical properties and ionic composition of soda lakes and pans in Serbia and Hungary, examining the concentrations of major ions (Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Cl⁻, SO₄²⁻, HCO₃⁻, CO₃²⁻) and categorizing the lakes based on their ionic. By comparing these ecosystems across both countries, this study enhances understanding of their biogeochemical processes and highlights the need for effective conservation and management strategies considering ongoing environmental changes.

КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ / KEYWORDS:

soda pans, soda lakes, ionic composition

ЛИТЕРАТУРА / REFERENCES:

  • Boros, E., Ecsedi, Z., Oláh, J., Ecology and management of soda pans in the Carpathian Basin, Hortobágy Természetvédelmi Egyesület, Balmazújváros, 2013.
  • Boros, E., Balogh, K.V., Vörös, L., Horváth, Z., Multiple extreme environmental conditions of intermittent soda pans in the Carpathian Basin (Central Europe), Limnologica, Vol. 62, pp. 38–46, 2017.
  • Grant, W.D., Alkaline environments and biodiversity. In: Gerday C. and Glansdorff N. (eds.), Extremophilies, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, EOLSS Publishers, Oxford, UK, 2006.
  • Schagerl, M., Burian, A., The Ecology of African Soda Lakes: Driven by Variable and Extreme Conditions, Chapter14. In: Schagerl M, editor. Soda Lakes of East Africa. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, pp. 295–320, 2016.
  • Boros, E., Horváth, H., Wolfram, G., Vörös, L., Salinity and ionic composition of the shallow astatic soda pans in the Carpathian Basin, Ann Limnol Int J Limnol, Vol. 50, pp. 59–69, 2014.
  • Vidaković, D., Dimkić, I., Krizmanić, J., Janakiev, T., Gavrilović, B., Ćirić, M., Diatom and Bacterial Communities in Saline Habitats (Vojvodina, Serbia), Wetlands, Vol. 44, No.55, 2024.
  • Gavrilović, B., Ćirić, M., Vesić, A., Vidaković, D., Novaković, B., Živanović, M., Biodiversity overview of soda pans in the Vojvodina region (Serbia), J Geogr Inst Cvijic, Vol. 68, pp. 195–214, 2018.
  • Boros, E., Kolpakova, M., A review of the defining chemical properties of soda lakes and pans: An assessment on a large geographic scale of Eurasian inland saline surface waters, PLoS ONE, Vol. 13, No. 8, e0202205, 2018.
  • Brans, K. I., Vad, C. F., Horváth, Z., Santy, L., Cuypers, K., Ptacnik, R., De Meester, L. Regional and fine-scale local adaptation in salinity tolerance in Daphnia inhabiting contrasting clusters of inland saline waters. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 291(2016), 20231917, 2024.
  • Ćirić, M., Gavrilović, B., Krizmanić, J., Dojčinović, B. P., Vidaković, D. Can a benthic diatom community complement chemical analyses and discriminate between disturbed and undisturbed saline wetland habitats? A study of seven soda pans in Serbia. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 29, pp. 451-466, 2021.
  • Vidaković, D., Krizmanić, J., Dojčinović, B. P., Pantelić, A., Gavrilović, B., Živanović, M., Novaković B., Ćirić, M. Alkaline soda Lake Velika Rusanda (Serbia): the first insight into diatom diversity of this extreme saline lake. Extremophiles, 23, pp. 347-357, 2019.
  • Cao, T.G., Yi, Y., Liu, H.X., Yang, Z.F. Integrated ecosystem services-based calculation of ecological water demand for a macrophyte-dominated shallow lake. Glob. Ecol. Conserv. 21, pp. 1–11, 2020.
  • Lengyel, E., Padisák, J., Hajnal, É., Szabó, B., Pellinger, A., Stenger-Kovács, C.  Application of benthic diatoms to assess efficiency of conservation management: a case study on the example of three reconstructed soda pans, Hungary. Hydrobiologia 777, pp. 95–110, 2016.
  • Boda, P., Bozóki, T., Krasznai-K., E.Á., Várbíró, G., Móra, A., Csabai, Z. Restoration-mediated alteration induces substantial structural changes, but negligible shifts in functional and phylogenetic diversity of a non-target community: a case study from a soda pan. Hydrobiologia 848, pp. 857–871, 2021.