Assume You Are a Biologist and You Have Taken a Job

question 106

Essay

Assume you are a biologist and you have taken a job as a watershed manager.
a.You are studying the characteristics of a particular stream as it leaves its source.
a.The stream forms at the base of a mountain, from melting snow.
a.It then travels through a transition zone and eventually drains into a river in a floodplain area.Describe how you will explain that the nutrient content of this stream is variable as it travels from its source to its drainage point.

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