Clearcutting at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest Sharply

question 36

Multiple Choice

Clearcutting at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest sharply

• A) increased export of nitrate (NO₃^-) in stream water.
• B) decreased export of nitrate (NO₃^-) in stream water.
• C) increased rates of denitrification in soils.
• D) decreased deposition of ammonia (NH₃) from the atmosphere.
• E) increased deposition of ammonia (NH₃) from the atmosphere.

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