erosivity: the ability of any agent of erosion (wind, water, or gravity) to laterally transport soil material. evapotranspiration: the sum of the movement of water from soil, plants and water ...

Soil erosion is a major worldwide threat to agro-ecosystem sustainability and land productivity. Fallout radionuclides and stable isotopes are used to measure magnitudes and sources of soil erosion, ...

Soil erosion is the process by which soil is worn away by wind, water, or other agents. It is a natural process, but human activities such as deforestation, overgrazing, and poor agricultural ...

While water erosion continues to be the most serious cause of soil degradation globally, innovative strategies that remediate important soil functions can restore the productivity of eroded soils.

A study of 82 sites in 21 counties by Iowa State University showed that in the 50 years from 1959, soil structure and levels of organic matter had degraded while acidity had increased. “Erosion ...

Gardeners should pay as much attention to soil erosion as they do watering, pruning and weeding their yards and gardens ...

Erosion is the process that wears away the river ... making it heavy and liable to slide. Soil creep is a very slow movement, occurring on very gentle slopes because of the way soil particles ...