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Understanding the salinity of aquatic environments is unimportant in understanding the overall ecosystem. true or false

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False.

Salinity strongly influences which organisms can live in an area (osmoregulation), community composition, nutrient cycling, water density and stratification, gas solubility, and overall ecosystem productivity and function—so knowing salinity is essential for understanding aquatic ecosystems.