The table below shows salinity tests from coastal Louisiana following a salt water influx during hurricanes Katrina and Rita. If efforts are not made to reduce the salinity in these areas, what is the most likely long term effect?
A growth in the population of salt-intolerant types of plants
A shift in species composition to less salt-tolerant plants
A shift in species composition to more salt-tolerant plants
An increase in the diversity of salt-intolerant plants
