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Kaveri Paper Mills Ltd cuts mangrove forests near its plant to expand a storage yard. An environmental consultant warns the board that this will chiefly cause which impact?
Clearing mangroves mainly causes loss of habitat and biodiversity and weakens natural coastal protection against storms and erosion. Ozone depletion arises from ozone-depleting chemicals, not from cutting vegetation, so it is not the principal impact.
- ALoss of habitat and biodiversity along with weaker coastal protectionCorrect
- BReduction in the ozone layer over the plant
- CIncrease in the stratospheric nitrogen content
- DImmediate rise in the groundwater table across the state
Explanation
Mangroves shelter many species and buffer the coast against storms and erosion. Clearing them destroys habitat and reduces protection. Ozone layer depletion is caused by ozone-depleting substances, not by clearing mangroves, so that option is wrong.
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