Multiple Choice
In rainforests,
A) gaps created by tree falls and forest fires are insignificant.
B) the slash-and-burn agriculture of indigenous Amazonians has the same impact as naturally occurring gaps.
C) clearing creates soils capable of supporting productive pasture for very long periods of time.
D) there is rapid nutrient recycling back to the living biomass.
E) are a very stable ecosystem, maintained by decomposers and bacteria.
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