Which outcome resulted from terrace abandonment affecting pre-Columbian maize farming?

💡 Explanation

Increased soil erosion occurred because loss of terraced walls eliminates their *structural support*, thereby causing topsoil detachment down the slope, rather than nitrogen fixation or species changes.

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