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soil erosion

Dutch translation: bodemerosie

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English term or phrase:soil erosion
Dutch translation:bodemerosie

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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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bodemerosie
Definition:
Het opnemen en verplaatsen van gronddeeltjes door wind water of ijs.
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bodemerosie


Definition from malmberg:
Het opnemen en verplaatsen van gronddeeltjes door wind water of ijs.

Example sentence(s):
  • In de aardrijkskundelessen op school leerden we al over bodemerosie: op hellingen worden door regen en afstromend regenwater veel bodemdeeltjes van de bodem losgemaakt en meegenomen. - Waterschap Roer en Overmaas  
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Yes  EddyArtEco: Yes, of course; the term i standard Dutch and found in Van Dale Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Nearly 20000 hits on Google. Eddy van der Maarel
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