Referring to the scenario in the previous question, respond to this question:

Resurgence of the cottonwood forest along the riverbank led to cooler water in certain areas of the river. Cool water contains more oxygen than warm water. How would this cooler water affect the native fish populations in the river?
a. they would decrease
b. they would stay the same
c. they would initially increase and then decrease
d. they would increase
e. they would be choked out by the algal bloom that resulted from the increased oxygen


D

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maximum power output
= 250 W (at illumination of 1 kW/m2)
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