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。

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。

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。

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.

大象会将整棵树连根拔起，以从树根以下的盐土中获取盐分，大猩猩则会啃食腐烂的木头，食用其中的含盐微生物，一些动物则会因为尿液中的钠含量而饮用尿液。