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How might the building of a new highway affect the sustainability of the ecosystem it goes through?

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Building a highway might slow down the cycles of matter. This is because building a highway reduces the amount of space which is available to the organisms that help matter flow through an ecosystem. This is because highways often have a tarmac surface which does not support living organisms.

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