- Impoverishment generally means the process of making something poor or deficient. - In the context of soil, impoverishment refers to the depletion of essential nutrients required for plant growth, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, etc. - This can occur due to various factors including continuous cropping without replenishment, soil erosion removing fertile topsoil, leaching of nutrients by excessive rainfall, or nutrient imbalance.
The term soil impoverishment relates to which one of the following ?
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2019 · Topic: Ecology (Ecosystem: Structure and Components)
More Environment and Ecology questions
- Which one of the following managed ecosystems has the highest amount of standing crop?
- Which one of the following agricultural systems is an ecosystem metric?
- Which of the following is a biotic component ?
- Which of the following statements regarding Soil is/are FALSE? 1. Fertile soil supports plant growth by providing plants with nutrients, acting as a water holding body and serving as the substrate to which plants anchor their roots. 2. Vegetation, tree cover and forest prevents soil degradation and desertification by stabilizing the soil, maintaining water and nutrient cycling. 3. Grass found on pasture lands cannot protect the soil against soil erosion and also inhibits the soil biological activities. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- What is 'duff'?
- Which of the following is not a biotic component of the ecosystem ?
- The boundary layer of the forest at which the energy exchange occurs and some insolation is returned directly to space is
- Which one of the following is the best description of the term ‘ecosystem’?