Which soil consequence results when topsoil nutrient leaching exceeds pedogenesis processes?

💡 Explanation

Soil acidification happens because leaching removes alkaline cations faster than weathering replaces them, therefore reducing buffering capacity and soil fertility, rather than increasing pH or sequestering new subsoil carbon.

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