Which environmental consequence resulted when medieval chinampa agriculture exceeded drainage capacity?

💡 Explanation

Excessive land saturation leads to anaerobic decomposition by methanogens, therefore biomatter breaks down, releasing excess methane through methanogenesis, rather than aerobic production leading to carbon dioxide, because limited drainage caused waterlogging.

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