Term Name:	hyperosmotic salinity response
Synonyms:	response to hyperosmotic salt stress, salt tolerance
Definition:	Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of detection of, or exposure to, an increase in the concentration of salt (particularly but not exclusively sodium and chloride ions) in the environment.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0042538]    QuickGO    AmiGO