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Author Question: Why do logged tropical rain forest soils typically have nutrient-poor soils? A) (Read 1113 times)

penza

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on: Oct 27, 2013
Why do logged tropical rain forest soils typically have nutrient-poor soils?
A) Tropical bedrock contains little phosphorous.
B) Logging results in soil temperatures that are lethal to nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
C) Most of the nutrients in the ecosystem are removed in the harvested timber.
D) The cation exchange capacity of the soil is reversed as a result of logging.
E) Nutrients evaporate easily into the atmosphere in the post-logged forest.


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Reply #1 on: Nov 3, 2013
I recall doing this last year, it's C, bye bye!


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Reply #2 on: Sep 6, 2014
Perfect, answer was correct :D


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