Which mechanism amplifies solifluction rates when shallow-rooted vegetation is removed from arctic tundra slopes?

💡 Explanation

When vegetation is removed, evapotranspiration decreases, leading to increased soil moisture content which reduces soil shear strength because water fills pore spaces. Therefore decreased evapotranspiration enhances solifluction, rather than snow accumulation, surface albedo changes, or permafrost expansion, which don't directly relate to surface saturation.

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