When roads are built into previously inaccessible forest areas to harvest timber, all of the following things happen except:
a. the forest becomes fragmented
b. topsoil erodes
c. biodiversity is lost
d. sediment runoff occurs in waterways
e. the forest ecosystem remains intact with no disturbance or damage
E
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A. Saturating porous rocks, like water in a sponge B. In pools on the earth's surface, where geologic pressures have forced them to collect C. Locked in the mineral structure of a rock formation D. In a liquid pool under a layer of impermeable shale E. In small pools directly above the bedrock
Describe the monsoon climates of Southeast Asia
What will be an ideal response?
In addition to their role in depleting stratospheric ozone, ________ are also effective greenhouse gases
A) nitrous oxides B) primary pollutants C) cholorofluorocarbons D) volatile organic compounds
Define estivation.
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