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Which outcome is accelerated on lake margins due to cryostatic weathering?

A)Enhanced sediment detachment rates
B)Increased thermocline development stability
C)Reduced hypolimnetic oxygen depletion
D)Diminished epilimnetic algae propagation

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Cryostatic weathering fractures rocks by freeze-thaw cycles leading to enhanced sediment detachment rates because water expands when it freezes within rock fissures; therefore, more sediment becomes available faster, rather than influencing thermocline stability or algae propagation.

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