Removing all tree cover from a watershed greatly increases water runoff and loss of soil nutrients. This in turn increases soil erosion, causing more vegetation to die, leaving barren ground, which causes more erosion. What is this cycle known as?

Answer 1

Erosion, runoff, etc. are related to the hydrologic cycle

Both macronutrients (such as carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen, etc.) and micronutrients (such as zinc, copper, iron, etc.) are considered nutrients of the soil.

These fall under the category of biogeochemical cycles, such as the nitrogen and carbon cycles.

In the water cycle, terms like runoff, erosion, infiltration, precipitation, etc. are often used (or the hydrologic cycle).

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Answer 2

Ezekiel Allen

This cycle is known as the "deforestation feedback loop" or "deforestation spiral."

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