soil of western ghats are affected by wind erosion
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soil of western ghats are affected by wind erosion. why?
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Muskan answered this
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becoz of less vegetation
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Dear student,
Physiological factors plays a major role behind the serious condition of wind erosion in the western ghats. A large chunk of Western Zone is arid or semi-arid. Wind erosion is result of extreme form of soil degradation due to aridity. The weighted average annual rain fall in the Western zone is approximately 600 mm. In the western zone, over 8 months are physiologically dry. Wind erosion affects the coastal region of Gujarat. In these regions, rainfall is scanty and erratic and very little or almost no surface vegetation exists.
Goa, which forms part of the Western Ghats region, with continuous range of the Sahyadri hills, is exposed to this phenomenon due to the practice of mining in this area.Southern part of western ghats is also semi-arid with red and black soil dominating the region. Therefore, soil depths are poor and the forest soils have low fertility. Moisture stress is the most limiting factor.
Biotic activities like grazing and soil working loosen the soil particles. Some other factors includes shifting cultivation and of cultivable wastelands. Due to all these , high velocity wind shifts the soil particles easily.
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yes your statement is apparently correct.along the hill slopes of western Ghats are imposed to soil erosion and their fertility is being reduced.demolition of trees is the major cause I suppose Frd..
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