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← HistoryWhich outcome occurred when early chinampa builders experienced subsidence?
A)Dredging became more difficult
B)Soil salinity increased sharply✓
C)Water levels stabilized slowly
D)Nutrient supply quickly depleted
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Higher subsidence around chinampas enabled greater capillary action in the surrounding soils; therefore, increased evaporation led to salt accumulation at the soil surface, rather than water collection, because water wicked from below.
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