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← HistoryWhich risk increases when long-fallow crop rotation on pre-Columbian chinampa (raised bed) agriculture lacks consistent organic replenishment?
A)Accelerated soil salinization occurs
B)Catastrophic dike subsidence develops
C)Increased anaerobic decomposition arises
D)Nutrient depletion intensifies✓
💡 Explanation
Nutrient depletion intensifies because the mechanism of nutrient cycling via decomposition of added organic matter is reduced. The soil's natural reserves are steadily removed and none are put back; therefore, the problem magnifies rather than stabilizes, and the plants effectively starve.
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