Which outcome results when vegetation cover declines in arid regions?

💡 Explanation

Increased surface exposure to wind leads to enhanced aeolian transport from deflation; therefore, there's increased formation and accumulation of loess deposits because reduced vegetation fails to stabilize fine particles, rather than sand dune formation being directly affected which depends on larger sediment availability.

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