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soil erosion

Swedish translation: Jorderosion

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English term or phrase:soil erosion
Swedish translation:Jorderosion

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15:54 Apr 2, 2009
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Science - Environment & Ecology
Additional field(s): Agriculture
English term or phrase: soil erosion
Definition from Biodiversity & human health:
The loss of topsoil through silt-laden runoff , strong winds, or other forces that transport soil away from its natural location.

Example sentence(s):
  • Soil erosion by water, wind and tillage affects both agriculture and the natural environment. soil erosion site
  • The potential for severe soil erosion is a consequence of wildfire because as a fire burns it destroys important plant material and the litter layer that stabilizes soil and slows water movement after severe rainstorms. Biblioteca Universia
  • On commercial farm lands, overstocking, mono-cropping, and the ploughing of marginal lands unsuitable for cultivation has led to soil erosion and desertification. Enviro Facts
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Jorderosion
Definition:
Jorderosion innebär att jorden eroderar, faller sönder och förs bort, av vatten, vind, is eller liknande. Detta sker naturligt men kan också påverkas av människor. Vid skogsavverkning avlägsnas till exempel växtlighet som hjälper till att binda jorden.
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Jorderosion


Definition from Wikipedia, Nationalencyklopedin:
Jorderosion innebär att jorden eroderar, faller sönder och förs bort, av vatten, vind, is eller liknande. Detta sker naturligt men kan också påverkas av människor. Vid skogsavverkning avlägsnas till exempel växtlighet som hjälper till att binda jorden.

Example sentence(s):
  • Reducerad jordbearbetning, till exempel plöjningsfri odling, förebygger jorderosion. - Bioteknikcentrum.com  
  • Många u-länder har problem med jorderosion. När tropiska regn piskar den uttorkade jorden, sköljs stora mängder jord bort i floder av slam. - Miljöportalen  
Eva Asefeldt
Sweden
Local time: 09:07
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4

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jorderosion


Definition from own experience or research:
Nedbrytning och transport av jord på grund av av vind, vatten och is. Kan påskyndas av mänskliga aktiviteter såsom skövling av skog, jordbruk och liknande aktiviteter. Jorderosion kan delvis hindras av plantering av träd eller annan växtlighet som har förmågan att binda jord tillsammans.

Example sentence(s):
  • Jorderosionen i vissa delar av Etiopien har medfört att tidigare bördiga områden inte längre kan brukas för spannmålsodling. - further information at Wikipedia  
Ola Andersson
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:07
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

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