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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > environmental science > environmental degradation > soil degradation > soil erosion > accelerated erosion
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental science > environmental degradation > soil degradation > soil erosion > accelerated erosion
Fields of Study > soil science > soil processes and phenomena > soil degradation > soil erosion > accelerated erosion
Preferred Term:

accelerated erosion

Definition:
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).
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
soil erosion
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/225015
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RDF/XMLCreated 2014-08-19, last modified 2014-11-17