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Mashutka [201]
3 years ago
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0. How might the channelization of rivers affect populations in river ecosystems?

Biology
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worty [1.4K]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

D.

Explanation:

Hope this helped!

lina2011 [118]3 years ago
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Answer:

D

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