If the compensation point is above the thermocline,

A) hypoxic waters can easily circulate to the surface, endangering the lake ecosystem, and this is more likely to happen in the summer.
B) hypoxic waters cannot easily circulate to the surface, protecting the lake ecosystem, and this is more likely to happen in the summer.
C) hypoxic waters can easily circulate to the surface, endangering the lake ecosystem, and this is more likely to happen in the winter.
D) hypoxic waters cannot easily circulate to the surface, protecting the lake ecosystem, and this is more likely to happen in the winter.


A) hypoxic waters can easily circulate to the surface, endangering the lake ecosystem, and this is more likely to happen in the summer.

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