Sentences with phrase «other brackish»

A study published in Genome Biology, led by Anders Andersson at KTH Royal Institute of Technology / SciLifeLab, shows that the closest relatives of bacterial plankton in the Baltic Sea are not found in oceans or freshwater lakes, but in other brackish environments.

Although the cholera bacterium, Vibrio cholerae, is usually thought of as a disease - causing organism, most strains never infect people and live freely in estuaries and other brackish waters.

Not exact matches

Some samples came from salty or brackish bays and lagoons, others from freshwater lakes and bayous.

The scientists estimated that the amount of contaminated water flowing into the ocean from this brackish groundwater source below the sandy beaches is as large as the input from two other known sources: ongoing releases and runoff from the nuclear power plant site itself, and outflow from rivers that continue to carry cesium from the fallout on land in 2011 to the ocean on river - borne particles.

In any case, a new market analysis by Lux Research forecasts that the global desalinated water supply will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.5 percent during the next decade as Australia, Israel, Singapore, California and others build desalinization plants for seawater and inland brackish water as well as for water recycling.

Unlike other freshwater turtles, these guys venture into brackish water for days at a time.

By the time you reach Florida, the ground water is hard and alkaline, which is great for African cichlids, many livebearers and brackish - water species, but not so good for many others.

This is great for marine, brackish - water and African Rift Lake environments, but it is certainly not recommended for any other habitats.

This is perfect for marine, brackish and Rift Lake environments, but not in others.

There are two adaptive types of interest, some adapted to a harsh salt environment (halophytes) while others are adapted to fresh and brackish (slightly salty) water.

Behind the beach is a small brackish lagoon where you may see flamingos and other coastal birds such as black - necked stilts and whimbrels.