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← HistoryWhich outcome rapidly reduced crop yields when ancient Mayan maize agriculture exhausted the chinampa system's azolla supply?
A)Increased soil nitrogen deficiencies✓
B)Enhanced water availability locally
C)Reduced pest populations systemically
D)Improved carbon sequestration efficiency
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Reduced azolla supply decreased nitrogen fixation, thereby increasing soil nitrogen deficiency because azolla hosts cyanobacteria vital for converting atmospheric nitrogen, rather than enhancing other environmental factors. Nitrogen fixation declined; therefore, growth of maize was constrained, rather than boosted.
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