A sentence
In this sentence:"This increase may be due as much to advances in surveying techniques, which simply enable counters to find more manatees, as it is to an actual rise in the population.", what does the word "it" refer to? and please explain the usage of "as" in this sentence. Thaks
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The increase may be due.....
as it is to = as the increase is (due) to.....
as........as.......
Look more closely at the sentence and you will see this structure.
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