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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
environmental science
environmental degradation
soil degradation
soil erosion
accelerated erosion

Término preferido

accelerated erosion

Tipo

Topic

Definición

Erosion much more rapid than normal erosion, natural erosion, or geologic erosion, and occurring primarily as a result of the influence of the activities of man or, in some cases, of other animals or natural catastrophes that expose bare surfaces (for example, fires).
Fuente: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

soil erosion

Conceptos relacionados

En otras lenguas

erosión acelerada

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/225015

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