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← GeographyWhich outcome increases inside karst caves following vegetation removal?
A)Enhanced carbonation weathering of limestone
B)Reduced concentration of dissolved silica
C)Decreased rate of stalactite formation✓
D)Stabilization of groundwater alkalinity levels
💡 Explanation
Less vegetation means less carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere; therefore, lower carbonic acid levels form, hindering limestone dissolution vital to stalactite growth by the process of chemical precipitation, rather than promoting further rock decomposition via carbonation.
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