In 2015, over 200,000 Saiga antelopes died in Kazakhstan, and researchers recently determined that a severe bacterial infection caused these deaths. 200,000 dead antelopes greatly changed the ecosystem processes occurring in the dry grasslands of Kazakhstan (48 degrees north latitude). Is the following statement likely or not likely to occur following the mass death of these animals. Soil microbial respiration will increase, thereby increasing oxygen output from the soil.
A. Likely
B. Not Likely