One can notice stream bank erosion has occurred when shallow ditches have been created in the field large depressions carrying large volumes of soil are seen crops at the bottom of the slope are covered with silt the stream has widened Erosion makes soil less fertile since soil is loosened large volumes of soil are removed tunnels are created in the filed plant nutrients and soil organisms are washed away It is not easy to cultivate land that has been eroded over time because all vegetation has been washed away the resultant soil is hard all pore spaces have been blocked erosion results in drought. When the soil profile is destabilised by erosion carrying soil from one place to the other all nutrients are lost plants get stunted sub soil that I less productive is exposed the bedrock may be seen on the surface Erosion reduces soil productivity by loosening the soil blowing soil away particles depositing infertile soil on fertile soil removing soil in uniform layers The type of erosion that reduces land that can be sued for framing greatly is splash erosion sheet erosion rill erosion gulley erosion
One can notice stream bank erosion has occurred when shallow ditches have been created in the field large depressions carrying large volumes of soil are seen crops at the bottom of the slope are covered with silt the stream has widened Erosion makes soil less fertile since soil is loosened large volumes of soil are removed tunnels are created in the filed plant nutrients and soil organisms are washed away It is not easy to cultivate land that has been eroded over time because all vegetation has been washed away the resultant soil is hard all pore spaces have been blocked erosion results in drought. When the soil profile is destabilised by erosion carrying soil from one place to the other all nutrients are lost plants get stunted sub soil that I less productive is exposed the bedrock may be seen on the surface Erosion reduces soil productivity by loosening the soil blowing soil away particles depositing infertile soil on fertile soil removing soil in uniform layers The type of erosion that reduces land that can be sued for framing greatly is splash erosion sheet erosion rill erosion gulley erosion
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