Historians believe salty soils contributed to the fall of ancient Mesopotamia.
历史学家认为古美索不达米的衰弱与土壤盐化有关。
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Plant breeders are working on seeds to withstand high temperatures or salty soils.
植物育种者正在研究耐高温、适应盐碱地的种子。
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She has seen the forests filled with pine trees killed by the increasingly salty soil.
她看到满是松树的森林被越来越咸的土壤杀死。
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Elephants will uproot entire trees to get at the salty soil under the roots, gorillas will chew on rotting wood to eat the salty microbes and some animals will drink urine due to its sodium content.
Soil salinity is the salt content in the soil; the process of increasing the salt content is known as salinization. Salts occur naturally within soils and water. Salination can be caused by natural processes such as mineral weathering or by the gradual withdrawal of an ocean. It can also come about through artificial processes such as irrigation.