Which outcome occurs when increased deforestation destabilizes soils above karst landscapes?

💡 Explanation

Reduced tree cover following deforestation increases rainfall runoff, which will carry sediment load into the karstic system passages. The resulting sediment deposition causes pore clogging, and lowers the aquifer recharge rate because infiltration capacity reduces, therefore recharge declines, rather than stimulating speleogenesis or stalactite formation.

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