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How do plants lessen soil erosion especially during heavy rains?
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∙ 9y ago
Plants, especially trees, tie the soil together with their roots, greatly slowing down soil erosion. This is particularly important on hills. With good tree coverage, the high ground acts as a watershed, storing rain water and releasing it at a sensible rate to the plains below. Without the vegetation coverage, soil is quickly washed away, and heavy rain pours straight down the hillsides causing flash floods.
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What happens to plants during the process of phytoremediation?
A.prevent erosion of landfills
How does erosion effect plants?
Erosion can wash away soil from plants and stunt their growth. Erosion can uproot plants and kill plants. On the other hand plants can help stop erosion.
How do trees or plants on a hill help control erosion?
Their roots help bind the soil together, while their canopies lessen the affect of heavy rain washing away the surface of the hill.
How do humans interact with erosion?
Erosion is a natural process. Humans contribute to erosion when they clear an area of plants. Plants help to keep the soil in place through their roots. Humans can help to control erosion by planting hillsides and slopes with erosion control plants.
How can levees cause erosion?
Because the from of the plants are the same type of the erosion
How can plants contribute erosion?
they give off roots spreading towards the erosion and smooth the erosion system
How do plants and animals contributes to soil erosion and weathering of rocks?
they POO EROSION
How does erosion affect the plants?
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Can erosion be controlled by plants?
yes
Do plants speed up erosion?
I assume you mean soil erosion? If so then no The roots etc of the plants help preserve the soil
Why are plants needed to prevent erosion?
Soil sitting alone is loose and can be succeptable to erosion by wind or water that runs over it. Plants have roots that compact the soil and hold it in place. The more plants, the more roots, the less erosion there is.
How do plants control erosion from water runoff?
Plants help to check soil erosion considerably. During flood or excessive rain, the soil gets washed away by the flow of water. However, deep rooted plants help the soil not get washed away by the water pressure, thereby slowing down the process of soil erosion. Therefore, planting of deep rooted trees are advisable along the river shore.
