Cochran, J.K., S.E. Orr, D.H. Funk, A.C. Figurskey, M.H. Reiskind, and D.B. Buchwalter. 2024. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology, early online access.
The ionic composition of freshwater ecosystems varies widely with local geology. Anthropogenic changes to salinity regimes result in biodiversity shifts, indicating that salinity likely plays a role in determining where aquatic insect species can thrive.
This study is the first to compare aquatic insect physiological traits relevant to osmoregulation in a suite of species representing different lineages and, in some cases, know differences in salinity tolerances.
