Research Blog- Erosion

The removal of dirt or vegetation by wind, water, or ice is called erosion. The problem with erosion is that the topsoil is lost, which has all the nutrients for the plants (wikipedia). Most of the agricultural land that is used for farming has this problem because of the constant working of the soil. "Approximately 40% of the world's agricultural land is seriously degraded." We saw how the water eroded the vegetation. (wikipedia) "When large number of hikers use trails or extensive off road vehicle use occurs, erosive effects often follow, arising from vegetation removal and furrowing of foot traffic and off road vehicle tires." (wikipedia) .When I went to the park I learned that erosion starts from hills also from rain,rock and mud slides.