For a Year or So After Clear-Cut (Even-Aged)harvesting Large Areas

question 10

Multiple Choice

For a year or so after clear-cut (even-aged) harvesting large areas of mature forest,the streams draining the watershed can be expected to carry ______ than before the harvest.

• A)much less water
• B)a much greater total nitrate load
• C)much less calcium and other cations
• D)away enough pollutants to reduce the toxic load to levels lower
• E)all of the above

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