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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when seasonal wave energy increases along a coastal island system?
A)Increased longshore sediment transport rates✓
B)Decreased marine organism upwelling zones
C)Accelerated continental plate subduction speed
D)Stabilized nearshore submarine methane clathrates
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Increased wave energy intensifies currents, thereby accelerating longshore sediment transport processes because higher energy influx increases the erosion and subsequent movement of sediments along the coast. Therefore, transport increases, rather than changes to unrelated systems like upwelling or subduction.
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