The eruption of Mount St.Helens in 1980 gave scientists the opportunity to study all natural situations except
A) ecological changes following a natural disturbance.
B) the recovery of a completely barren area.
C) the recovery of a region buried in mud and ash.
D) the recovery of forests damaged but not destroyed by mud and ash.
E) the process of decomposition under nonstressful conditions.

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The eruption of Mount St. Helens provided scientists with the opportunity to study ecological changes following a natural disturbance, the recovery of a completely barren area, the recovery of a region buried in mud and ash, and the recovery of forests damaged but not destroyed by mud and ash. However, it did not provide the opportunity to study the process of decomposition under nonstressful conditions as the eruption caused significant stress to the ecosystem.

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