| Effect
of Below Ground Biomass |
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| Ø | Roots
mechanically hold the soil |
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| Ø | Add organic
matter that improves soil quality, |
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| reduces
erodibility, increases infiltration |
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| Ø | Affect rill
erosion more than interrill erosion |
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| Ø | Effect of roots
considered over upper 10 |
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| Ø | Effect of buried
residue over upper 3 inches, |
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| but depth
decreases to 1 inch as soil |
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| consolidates
(e.g. no-till) |
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