The effects of global climate change are magnified in mountainside environments because
A) there are such narrow belts of different ecosystems that would shift abruptly.
B) most climate models expect more significant warming in mountainous areas than elsewhere.
C) soils are generally thicker in mountainous environments.
D) biodiversity is generally less in mountainous environments than in adjacent flatlands.
A) there are such narrow belts of different ecosystems that would shift abruptly.
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