The flow chart shows 'trampling', the negative effect of tourists walking in the countryside for the environment. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features.

The diagram illustrates the negative effect of tourists walking in the countryside on the local environment. In the first stage, occurs 'trampling' (flattening of grass under the feet of tourists walking in the area), which causes harm to the

vegetation

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and compacts the

soil

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so it becomes hard underfoot.

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damaged plants become weaker, hard

soil

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doesn't allow the air and water to easily pass through to supply the needs of plants, and

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they can not effectively reproduce and grow.

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of that,

vegetation

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is reduced. Compaction of the

soil

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causes increased amounts of erosion: as the water can not soak into the ground it runs off the land, creating landslides that destroy trees and other

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also

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depriving plants

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necessary water. All mentioned above ultimately leads to decreased

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quality of

soil

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and reduced amounts of

vegetation

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.

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in turn causes harm to the local biodiversity.