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← GeographyWhich outcome results when extensive deforestation occurs above karst caves?
A)Increased speleothem deposition rate
B)Accelerated cave system sedimentation✓
C)Decreased aquifer recharge rates
D)Reduced dissolution of cave bedrock
💡 Explanation
Deforestation increases surface erosion, thereby increasing the amount of sediment entering the karst cave systems via soil infiltration. This is sediment transport, because increased overland flow deposits more material within cave systems, rather than dissolution or altered aquifer dynamics.
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