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Salinity MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


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 Established
2008/01/01
Date of Entry
2007/07/09
Revision Date
2015/06/25

No Qualifiers
Salinity Preferred
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