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The 96 pages that link to Soil erosion, each with the reason it gives.

• DeforestationRelated: Tree removal exposes soil that roots and canopy once helped hold in place.

• AgroforestryRelated: Roots and ground cover in agroforestry can reduce erosion under suitable management.

• DesertificationRelated: Wind and runoff strip exposed soils after vegetation cover declines.

• Crop rotationRelated: Including crops that maintain cover can reduce erosion between harvests.

• Soil fertilityRelated: Erosion removes nutrient-rich topsoil and can undermine long-term fertility.

• RhizomeRelated: Dense rhizome networks can bind soil and help reduce erosion.

• Cover cropRelated: Living cover and roots reduce the exposure that allows erosion to remove topsoil.

• Soil compactionRelated: Increased runoff from compacted ground can carry away exposed soil.

• Soil organic matterRelated: Erosion can carry away organic-matter-rich topsoil and its stored carbon.

• Soil structureRelated: Weak aggregates and exposed surfaces make soil more vulnerable to particle detachment.

• Dust BowlRelated: Strong winds carried away the exposed topsoil that sustained crops.

• HikingRelated: Concentrated foot traffic can wear trails and accelerate erosion.

• OvergrazingRelated: As grazing removes protective cover, exposed soil becomes easier for wind and rain to carry away.

• Great PlainsRelated: Exposed and cultivated Plains soils can be carried away by strong winds.

• Eurasian SteppeRelated: Loss of grass cover leaves steppe soils exposed to wind erosion.

• Land degradationRelated: Erosion strips away fertile soil and can expose land to further decline.

• Leaf litterRelated: A litter layer cushions raindrops and slows surface runoff.

• LoessRelated: Unprotected loess erodes readily, especially where runoff cuts gullies into steep slopes.

• Desert ecologyRelated: Loss of sparse vegetation can expose desert soils to wind and runoff.

• No-till farmingRelated: Undisturbed soil and surface residue can greatly reduce erosion from fields.

• ForageRelated: Maintaining forage cover can protect soil from erosion.

• Forest degradationRelated: Canopy loss and ground disturbance can accelerate erosion, reducing forest productivity.

• Conservation agricultureRelated: Soil cover and reduced disturbance are intended to limit erosion.

• PastureRelated: Loss of plant cover from poor pasture management can leave soil vulnerable to erosion.

• Agricultural runoffRelated: Runoff transports eroded soil and the nutrients or chemicals attached to it.

• RootRelated: Root networks bind soil and can reduce its loss.

• Root systemRelated: Root networks bind soil and can reduce erosion.

• Slash-and-burn agricultureRelated: Removing vegetation exposes soil to runoff, especially when heavy rains follow clearing.

• Industrial agricultureRelated: Repeated tillage and exposed fields can remove fertile soil faster than it forms.

• SteppeRelated: Plowing and overgrazing can expose steppe soils to wind erosion.

• Cattle ranchingRelated: Loss of vegetation under heavy grazing can leave ranch soils vulnerable to erosion.

• PampasRelated: Cultivation and exposed soil can increase erosion risk on the region’s open plains.

• AgronomyRelated: Poorly matched field practices can accelerate the loss of fertile topsoil.

• Conservation tillageRelated: Reducing exposed, disturbed soil lowers erosion risk.

• Rotational grazingRelated: Maintaining plant cover through suitable grazing can reduce erosion risk.

• RunoffRelated: Fast-moving runoff can detach and carry soil from slopes and fields.

• Soil scienceRelated: It is a major loss process assessed and managed through soil science.

• WindbreakRelated: Reducing wind speed helps limit the removal of exposed topsoil.

• Rangeland managementRelated: Loss of plant cover and trampling can increase erosion risk.

• Surface runoffRelated: Flowing runoff can detach and carry soil downslope.

• Soil aggregationRelated: Stable aggregates resist detachment, while dispersed particles are readily transported.

• MilpaRelated: Shortened fallows and exposed slopes can increase erosion in milpa landscapes.

• SiltRelated: Erosion can detach silt and carry it into fields and waterways.

• ClearcuttingRelated: Removing vegetation can expose soil to runoff, especially on steep or wet ground.

• RyeRelated: Rye cover crops reduce erosion by keeping soil covered and anchoring it with roots.

• StrawRelated: Leaving straw on fields can shield soil from raindrops and wind.

• Deforestation in MadagascarRelated: Loss of tree cover exposes steep and cultivated land to heavy-rain runoff.

• FallowRelated: Bare fallow can expose soil to erosion unless residues or cover protect it.

• Forest soilRelated: Loss of forest soil can follow canopy removal, severe fire, or ground disturbance.

• RangelandRelated: Loss of protective vegetation can leave rangeland soils vulnerable to erosion.