title: Current challenges in the study of salt lakes
abstract: This paper addresses current issues and challenges in the study of saline lakes, which are widespread globally yet remain less studied than freshwater bodies. Based on an analysis of materials from the International Society for Salt Lake Research, global trends in the study of these ecosystems were identified: growing publication activity from researchers in China and Russia while the United States and Australia retain leadership, along with a predominance of descriptive and regional studies. Ke
journal: Proceedings of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences