Under increased evapotranspiration stress following agricultural conversion on semi-arid grasslands, which outcome is worsened by deflation?

💡 Explanation

Fine particulate matter suspension increases with accelerated topsoil removal because deflation preferentially removes lighter, more mobile particles rather than heavier aggregates and because evapotranspiration desiccates any remaining surface cohesion; therefore, suspension rates accelerate, rather than decrease from larger aggregate formation.

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