Land Degradation

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Across
  1. 2. / the removal of topsoil by water or wind.
  2. 5. / the top layer of the soil profile.
  3. 10. / increases in this puts more pressure on the land.
  4. 11. / this area of the environment is under attack from waves.
  5. 12. / too many animals being put on the land.
  6. 13. / fires, weeds and introduced species affects this.
  7. 14. / increased use of fertilisers can lead to this.
  8. 15. / the downgrading of land's productive capacity.
  9. 17. / these are introduced plant species.
Down
  1. 1. / the large scale agricultural production of plants.
  2. 3. / a lack of these lead to land degradation.
  3. 4. / the tramping by animals or machinery leads to this.
  4. 6. / the collection of this can lead to land degradation.
  5. 7. / the increasing presence of salt in the soils.
  6. 8. / this is both a cause and result of land degradation.
  7. 9. / the spread of deserts.
  8. 16. / it is very difficult to __________ land degradation.