The Hubbard Brook Watershed Deforestation Experiment Yielded All of the Following

question 77

Multiple Choice

The Hubbard Brook watershed deforestation experiment yielded all of the following results except:

• A) Most minerals were recycled within a forest ecosystem.
• B) Calcium levels remained high in the soil of deforested areas.
• C) Deforestation increased water runoff.
• D) The nitrate concentration in waters draining the deforested area became dangerously high.

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