Chapter 55: Q6TYU (page 1236)
The Hubbard Brook watershed deforestation experiment yielded all of the following results except which of the following?
(A) Most minerals were recycled within a forest ecosystem.
(B) Calcium levels remained high in the soil of deforested areas.
(C) Deforestation increased water runoff.
(D) The nitrate concentration in waters draining the deforested area became dangerously high.
Short Answer
(A) The statement 鈥楳ost minerals were recycled within a forest ecosystem鈥 is false.
(B) The statement 鈥楥alcium levels remained high in the soil of deforested areas鈥 is true.
(C) The statement 鈥楧eforestation increased water runoff鈥 is false.
(D) The statement 鈥楾he nitrate concentration in waters draining the deforested area became dangerously high鈥 is false.