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What would most likely occur in an ecosystem if a nearby volcano erupted and filled the sky with dust particles, which caused significantly less sunlight to reach the ecosystem over the course of a year?
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What would most likely occur in an ecosystem if a nearby volcano erupted and filled the sky with dust particles, which caused significantly less sunlight to reach the ecosystem over the course of a year?

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Well, many organisms would die. Plants need light so they would  die out rather quickly. The surrounding area would warm up initially due to the green house effect, but would eventually cool down. 
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