Question

based on the text, infer what the word \salinity\ means.
a the amount of salt in water
b how poisonous the salt is in water
c the amount of creatures that live in saltwater
florida has not proved by clear and convincing evidence that the collapse of its oyster fisheries was caused by georgia’s overconsumption.... florida attempts to show that georgia’s alleged unreasonable agricultural water consumption caused reduced river flows, which in turn increased the bay’s salinity, which in turn attracted saltwater oyster predators and disease, decimating the oyster population.... the precise causes of the bay’s oyster collapse remain a subject of scientific debate, but the record evidence establishes at most that increased salinity and predation contributed to the collapse of florida’s fisheries, not that georgia’s overconsumption caused the increased salinity and predation.

Explanation:

The text mentions that reduced river flows increased the Bay's salinity, which attracted salt - water oyster predators and disease. This implies that salinity is related to the salt content in water.

Answer:

A. the amount of salt in water