Soil Erosion(2)

----Cause of soil erosion

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Cause of Soil Erosion

Climate factor
Soil feature factor

Geological erosion
Biological erosion

Climate factor

Soil feature factor

The soil factor is expressed in the erodibility of the soil. Erodibility, unlike

the

determination

of

erosivity

of

rainfall, is difficult to measure and no universal method of measurement has

been developed.

Geological factor

The steepness of slopes

The length of slopes.

Biological factor

(1) the interception of rainfall by the vegetation canopy; (2) velocity decreasing of runoff, and the cutting action of water and its capacity hencing to entrain sediment;

Biological factor

(3) root effects in increasing granulation, and porosity;

soil

strength,

(4) biological activityies associated with vegetative growth and their influence on soil porosity; (5) the transpiration of water, leading to the subsequent drying out of the soil; (6) insulation of the soil against high and low temperatures which cause cracking or frost heaving and needle ice formation; (7) compaction of underlying soil.