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Salinity MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Salinity
Tree Number(s)
G02.640.500
Unique ID
D054712
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054712
Scope Note
Degree of saltiness, which is largely the OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION of SODIUM CHLORIDE plus any other SALTS present. It is an ecological factor of considerable importance, influencing the types of organisms that live in an ENVIRONMENT.
Previous Indexing
Sodium Chloride (1963-2007)
Public MeSH Note
2008
History Note
2008
Date Introduced
2008/01/01
Last Updated
2015/06/25

No Qualifiers
Salinity Preferred
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