Relating to inland bodies of salt water, such as salt lakes, that are not directly connected to the ocean.
From Greek 'halo-' (salt) plus 'limnic' (from 'limne' meaning lake). The term describes the unique ecology of landlocked salty bodies of water, combining the salt and lake roots.
The Dead Sea, the Great Salt Lake, and the Dead Sea are all halolimnic environments—and they're so salty because water evaporates but salt doesn't, making them progressively saltier over millennia, which is why nothing with fish can survive there long-term.
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