Nitrogen, even though makes for about 78% of our atmosphere, and is by far the most abundant gas in it, we can not use it because it can not be taken out of the atmosphere as it is. If we take nitrogen in the form as it is in the atmosphere it is useless for both humans and plants. It has to go through a process of ''fixation'' first before we can actually use it in our food.
There's two things that will happen as a result of decreased fresh water income in the Mono Lake:
1. Salinity will increase; as the amount of freshwater will decrease, the Mono Lake will experience increase in salinity of its waters, which will be caused by the lower amount of incoming water and the big evaporation because of the high temperatures.
2. Dry out; the lake will eventually dry out, and that will be due to the bigger evaporation of its waters in comparison to the freshwater that's entering into it.
Lactobacillus is the answer for this question