And irrigation often brings high salt concentrations into soil adding more stress on the plants. (scientificamerican.com)
«In the future, having grasses available that can tolerate higher salt concentrations in the water and in the soil will become paramount to keeping green grass in urban settings,» Leinauer said. (sciencedaily.com)
The abundance of some zooplankton (i.e. microscopic crustaceans in the water that eat algae) was lower at higher salt concentrations, but not low enough to cause a bloom of algae. (news.rpi.edu)