A construction company has cleared all the trees from an area near a river in order to build luxury homes with unobstructed views of the river. What do you predict will be the effects of this action? Check all that apply.
_____ An increase in the volume of water running off into the river.
_____ A decrease in the amount of nutrients leached from the soil.
_____ An increase in the concentration of nutrients in the run off entering the river.
_____ A build up of inorganic nutrients in the soil of the deforested area.
_____ Increased weathering of rocks in the deforested area.
__X__ An increase in the volume of water running off into the river.
_____ A decrease in the amount of nutrients leached from the soil.
__X__ An increase in the concentration of nutrients in the run off entering the river.
_____ A build up of inorganic nutrients in the soil of the deforested area.
__X__ Increased weathering of rocks in the deforested area.
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