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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs during sediment starvation within a littoral cell?
A)Increased erosion of down-drift shorelines✓
B)Decreased erosion protection by barriers
C)Greater sediment accumulation at river mouths
D)Enhanced stability of existing deltas
💡 Explanation
Increased erosion occurs via longshore transport because there isn't sediment replenishment upstream, therefore the lack of sediment causes increased erosion down-drift rather than stability, because drift transports what little sediment exists away.
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