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Soil erosion

Soil erosion is the denudation or wearing away of the upper layer of soil. It is a form of soil degradation.

Events, Physical processes & Factors affecting soil erosion

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Physical processes

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Factors affecting soil erosion

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Human activities that aid soil erosion

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Global environmental effects

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Physical processes

Factors affecting soil erosion

Human activities that aid soil erosion

Global environmental effects

Monitoring, measuring and modelling soil erosion

Prevention and remediation

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Soil erosion

Nodes314
Edges313
Triples70
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006369
Components1

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Soil erosion

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related to Agricultural practices · 8
Soil erosion → Exacerbating, Extrapolating, Heavy, Loss, Others, The, Tillage, Unsustainable
related to Climate · 8
Soil erosion → Amazon Rainforest, In, Larger, Midwestern United States, Other, The, This, Wind
related to Monitoring, measuring and modelling soil erosion · 8
Soil erosion → Erosion, However, It, Monitoring, The, This, Universal Soil Loss Equation, USLE
related to External links · 6
Soil erosion → Data, Erosion Control AssociationSoil Erosion, European Soil PortalUSDA National, Soil Erosion LaboratoryThe Soil, The Soil Erosion SiteInternational, Water Conservation Society
related to Climate change · 5
Soil erosion → Other, Soil, Studies, The, Thus
related to Rainfall and surface runoff · 5
Soil erosion → If, In, Rainfall, Splash, The
related to Sedimentation of aquatic ecosystems · 5
Soil erosion → It, Silt, Soil, The, While
related to Tillage erosion · 3
Soil erosion → Eroded, There, Tillage
is a · 1
Soil erosion → denudation or wearing away of the upper layer of soil

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erosion soil water surface rainfall wind land also runoff particles rates agricultural tillage often causes loss forest due sediment vegetation

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Soil erosionis adenudation or wearing away of the upper layer of soil0.90text
tillage erosioninstance ofzoogenic erosion and anthropogenic erosion0.80text
deforestationinstance ofespecially after being increased far above natural rates by human activities0.80text
urbanizationinstance ofespecially after being increased far above natural rates by human activities0.80text
and agriculture.Wind erosion is of two primary varietiesinstance ofespecially after being increased far above natural rates by human activities0.80text
streamsinstance ofIt moves material from higher elevations to lower elevations where other eroding agents0.80text
glaciers can then pick up the materialinstance ofIt moves material from higher elevations to lower elevations where other eroding agents0.80text
move it to even lower elevationsinstance ofIt moves material from higher elevations to lower elevations where other eroding agents0.80text
average temperatureinstance ofOther climatic factors0.80text
temperature range may also affect erosioninstance ofOther climatic factors0.80text
via their effects on vegetationinstance ofOther climatic factors0.80text
soil propertiesinstance ofOther climatic factors0.80text

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