Grammatiki, Kleopatrade Jonge, NNielsen, J LScholz, BettinaAvramidi, EleniLymperaki, MyrsiniHesselsøe, MXevgenos, DimitrisKuepper, Frithjof2025-09-302025-09Grammatiki, K, de Jonge, N, Nielsen, J L, Scholz, B, Avramidi, E, Lymperaki, M, Hesselsøe, M, Xevgenos, D & Kuepper, F 2025, 'Environmental Impact of Brine from Desalination Plants on Marine Benthic Diatom Diversity', Marine Environmental Research, vol. 210, 107207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.1072070141-1136https://hdl.handle.net/2164/26114We are also grateful to representatives of competent authorities in Cyprus providing logistics and laboratory support, especially the Department of Fisheries & Marine Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environment and the Civil Aviation Authority. We would also like to thank Pieter van West (Univ. Aberdeen) for useful discussions within the framework of his role as co-supervisor of KG’s PhD, as well as Spyros Sfenthourakis at the University of Cyprus, Nicosia. Open Access via the Elsevier agreement12161450engSDG 14 - Life Below WaterBrineCyprusdesalinationmarine diatomsDNA metabarcodingenvironmental impactQH301 BiologyGE Environmental SciencesSupplementary DataDASQH301GEJournal article10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107207210