An influx of salt from both land and sea and a warming world are condemning the world's rivers, streams and estuaries to a ...

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Rising salinity levels threaten paddy cultivation in Kuttanad, impacting farmers and prompting calls for government support.

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Wills, PI). Dr. Sepúlveda’s lab will be in charge of examining molecular responses of Florida Pompano larvae maintained under different salinity conditions. Fish exposures will be conducted at Harbor ...

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Important state variables measured for parcels of water in the ocean are therefore temperature, which is related to the heat content, salinity, which is related to the amount of dissolved matter ...

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