It\'s an El Niño year, and you\'ve been asked to provide a report on how El Niño

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It's an El Niño year, and you've been asked to provide a report on how El Niño conditions will affect the Galapagos Marine Protected Area (circled in the image below). Which of the following is most likely? Colombia Peru o Atmospheric pressure will increase, which will stress animals in the second trophic level, causing a collapse of the food web Upwelling will increase, bringing nutrient-rich cold water from the deep ocean into the photic zone Increased rain will reduce salinity and weaken the thermocline for life in the area o Upwelling will decrease, waters will warm, and there will be fewer nutrients available

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Upwelling will decrease, waters will warm and there will be fewer nuitrient available for life in the area.

During the Elnino year the cold water is replaced by warm water that lacks important nutrients . the nutrient deficient water leads to straving of the food chain at the bottom and due to which larger fish also die

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