Assume a forest is clearcut. The clearcutting removes much of the tree phosphorus. What other impacts to the phosphorus cycle might you expect in the system? Answer (A)-(C) below. [2-4 sentences per answer] (A) What is one process/pathway in the phosphorus cycle that you might expect to increase? Why? (B) What is one process/pathway in the phosphorus cycle that you might expect to decrease? Why? (C) A nearby stream is reported to be P-limited. What impact might the clearcutting have on the stream community? Explain

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Assume a forest is clearcut. The clearcutting removes much of the tree phosphorus.
What other impacts to the phosphorus cycle might you expect in the system?
Answer (A)-(C) below. [2-4 sentences per answer]
(A) What is one process/pathway in the phosphorus cycle that you might expect to
increase? Why?
(B) What is one process/pathway in the phosphorus cycle that you might expect to
decrease? Why?
(C) A nearby stream is reported to be P-limited. What impact might the clearcutting
have on the stream community? Explain.
Transcribed Image Text:Assume a forest is clearcut. The clearcutting removes much of the tree phosphorus. What other impacts to the phosphorus cycle might you expect in the system? Answer (A)-(C) below. [2-4 sentences per answer] (A) What is one process/pathway in the phosphorus cycle that you might expect to increase? Why? (B) What is one process/pathway in the phosphorus cycle that you might expect to decrease? Why? (C) A nearby stream is reported to be P-limited. What impact might the clearcutting have on the stream community? Explain.
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