Which effect is directly enhanced by increased upwelling along a coastline?

A)Coastal desertification from rain shadow

B)Nutrient availability and primary productivity✓

C)Ocean acidification due to lower CO2

D)Thermal stratification stability of currents

💡 Explanation

When upwelling increases, nutrient-rich deep water rises to the surface because wind-driven currents displace surface water, enhancing primary productivity. Therefore nutrient availability increases, rather than desertification, decreased acidity or thermal stratification, which require different oceanographic processes.

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Which effect is directly enhanced by increased upwelling along a coastline?

💡 Explanation

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