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China has many saline lakes. Most occur in the west and north-east. Four main regions can be distinguished: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, North western, North-central and Eastern. All types of chemical composition occur, but some regionalization of types is found. The Palaeolimnology of many saline lakes in China has been investigated, and a variety of dating techniques indicate ages between the Quaternary and the Recent. Organisms studied include Artemia, Dunaliella salina and some halophilic bacteria. The important role of organisms in many processes of geochemical and geological interest is stressed. Geoecology, as a combination of geology, mineral deposition and ecology, is a subject worth greater attention.
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Mian**, Z., Jiayou, T., Junying, L. et al. Chinese saline lakes. Hydrobiologia 267, 23–36 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00018789
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