Biology · Ecology
Which of the following is a major environmental effect of constructing large dam reservoirs (lakes)?
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- 1They are universally regarded as dirty and harmful for hydroelectric generation.
- 2They submerge a very negligible area of land.
- 3They do not affect plant and animal life in the nearby region.
- 4They markedly change local ecological conditions, vary the pressure applied to the land, and alter groundwater levels.✓
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They markedly change local ecological conditions, vary the pressure applied to the land, and alter groundwater levels.
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