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Biotic adjustments to changing salinities in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA

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The salinity of the Great Salt Lake, Utah has changed greatly over the past 23 years. The north arm of the lake has increased in salinity and decreased in overall biological diversity, whereas the south arm has decreased in salinity and increased markedly in biological diversity.

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  1. Department of Botany and Range Science, Brigham Young University, 84602, Provo, Utah

    Samuel R. Rushforth

  2. Department of Botany, University of Texas, 78712, Austin, Texas, USA

    Edward A. Felix

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Rushforth, S.R., Felix, E.A. Biotic adjustments to changing salinities in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Microb Ecol 8, 157–161 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02010448

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