Salinity dynamics in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh: influence of climate, freshwater inflow, and sea level changes.

ABSTRACT: The Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem, the world's largest contiguous mangrove forest, is under pressure from changing salinity due to climate change, reduced freshwater input from upstream rivers, and tidal dynamics in the Bay of Bengal. Despite its ecological and socio-economic significance, previous studies have not provided a comprehensive, location-specific assessment of salinity that explicitly links spatial heterogeneity with hydroclimatic drivers. This study synthesised and analysed the best available data in the Bangladesh Sundarbans over the 26 years to quantify the characteristics, trends, and interrelationships of these variables spatially and temporally. The results reveal that salinity has been consistently higher in the western part of the Sundarbans, and extreme salinity levels

SUBMITTER: Wahid S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12537767 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature