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To understand the extent of deforestation in the Chorotega region of Costa Rica, Juan Pablo Arroyo-Mora and colleagues used historical aerial photography and remote sensing data to track changes in the annual mean size of forest patches across different land use capability classes (categories that indicate possible uses of forest land). Due to the Chorotega region's
Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the assertion?
difference between mean forest patch size in Class Vlll and in Class VI in 2000.
A
steady increase in mean forest patch size from 1960 to 1979, followed by a more sudden increase in 1986 for all classes.
B
increase in mean forest patch size after 1986 in all classes.
C
similarity in mean forest patch size in Class Vlll and Class VIl in 1986.
D