-After Looking at the Experiment in the Accompanying Figure, What

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Multiple Choice

-After looking at the experiment in the accompanying figure, what can be said about nutrient export in ecosystems? Nutrient export is ________.

• A) typically 10 times lower in a clear-cut watershed
• B) typically 10 times higher in a clear-cut watershed
• C) typically 10 times higher in an uncut watershed
• D) not affected by any form of cutting

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