If a Forested Area Surrounding a Stream Is Cleared of Trees

Multiple Choice

If a forested area surrounding a stream is cleared of trees, what has been found to happen to the stream?

A) export of nutrients from the soil
B) greater rates of soil and rock weathering
C) increased run-off of water from the soil to the stream
D) greater rates of chemical leaching from the soil to the water
E) All of the choices are correct.