soil erosion

washing or blowing away of the top layer of soil
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soil erosion

Summary

soil erosion is a denudation[1]. It draws 822 Wikipedia views per month (denudation category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • soil erosion's instance of is recorded as denudation[3].
  • soil erosion is a type of soil retrogression and degradation[4].
  • soil erosion is a type of erosion[5].
  • soil erosion is the opposite of soil retention[6].
  • soil erosion's has cause is recorded as wind[7].
  • soil erosion's has cause is recorded as precipitation[8].
  • soil erosion's has cause is recorded as deforestation[9].
  • soil erosion's has cause is recorded as intensive farming[10].
  • soil erosion's has cause is recorded as water[11].
  • soil erosion's has cause is recorded as ice[12].
  • soil erosion's has cause is recorded as snow[13].
  • soil erosion's has cause is recorded as plant[14].
  • soil erosion's has cause is recorded as Animalia[15].
  • soil erosion's has cause is recorded as human[16].
  • soil erosion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Soil erosion[17].
  • soil erosion's has effect is recorded as biodiversity loss[18].
  • soil erosion's has effect is recorded as migration[19].
  • soil erosion's has effect is recorded as desertification[20].
  • soil erosion's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000706[21].
  • soil erosion's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as revegetation[22].
  • soil erosion's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as terrace[23].
  • soil erosion's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as windbreak[24].
  • soil erosion's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as crop rotation[25].

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Definition and Type

soil erosion's instance of is recorded as denudation[3]. Recorded subclass of include soil retrogression and degradation[4] and erosion[5]. It is the opposite of soil retention[6].

Why It Matters

soil erosion draws 822 Wikipedia views per month (denudation category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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  1. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect biodiversity loss, migration, desertification
    Opposite of soil retention
    Handled, mitigated, or managed by revegetation, terrace, windbreak +1
    Instance of denudation
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553399305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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