Climate Change: Effects on Salinity in Florida’s Estuaries and Responses of Oysters, Seagrass, and Other Animal and Plant Life

Florida’s economically important estuaries could be heavily impacted by sea-level rise and altered river flow, both caused by climate change. The resulting higher salinity, or saltiness of the water, could harm plants and animals, alter fish and bird habitat, and reduce the capacity of estuaries to...

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Main Author: Karl Havens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2015-08-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/132226