Anthropic erosion, accelerated erosion, natural erosion, sheet erosion, sediment yields, scree, soil stratigraphy, fire history, deforestation, pastoralism, human influence, repeat photography, grassland vegetation transects, Canterbury, Mountain land, so

Anthropic, or man-induced erosion can be recognized on Canterbury's mountain land. Almost all of it is identical in form and mode of origin to other erosion types, and may be indistinguishable unless obviously associated with roads, tracks, or fences. In particular, where vegetation is destroyed or impaired by fire or grazing, it is impossible to separately identify anthropic and natural components of the erosion. Early surveys reported significant anthropic erosion throughout the region.