vegetation: protect ground surface from erosion

Property	Similarity
protect ground surface from erosion	1.00
prevent erosion	0.88
affect erosion	0.85
stop effects of erosion	0.82
speed up process of erosion	0.81
affect soil loss	0.76
grow on sand dunes	0.76
affect formation of soil	0.76
affect soil formation	0.76
affect sand dunes	0.76

0.69

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.95
Similarity weight: 0.85

Evidence: 0.72

Typical(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.18

¬ Typical(vegetation, affect erosion)

0.66

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.88
Similarity weight: 0.88

Evidence: 0.82

Salient(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.67

¬ Salient(vegetation, prevent erosion)

0.65

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 1.00
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.82

Salient(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.02

¬ Salient(vegetation, grow on sand dunes)

0.65

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 1.00
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.72

Plausible(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.02

¬ Plausible(vegetation, grow on sand dunes)

0.65

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.99
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.70

Remarkable(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.02

¬ Remarkable(vegetation, grow on sand dunes)

0.65

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.89
Similarity weight: 0.85

Evidence: 0.72

Plausible(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.39

¬ Plausible(vegetation, affect erosion)

0.65

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 1.00
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.82

Salient(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.02

¬ Salient(vegetation, affect sand dunes)

0.65

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 1.00
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.72

Plausible(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.02

¬ Plausible(vegetation, affect sand dunes)

0.64

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.99
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.70

Remarkable(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.02

¬ Remarkable(vegetation, affect sand dunes)

0.64

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.89
Similarity weight: 0.85

Evidence: 0.82

Salient(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.61

¬ Salient(vegetation, affect erosion)

0.64

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.85
Similarity weight: 0.88

Evidence: 0.70

Remarkable(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.49

¬ Remarkable(vegetation, prevent erosion)

0.63

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.92
Similarity weight: 0.81

Evidence: 0.82

Salient(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.44

¬ Salient(vegetation, speed up process of erosion)

0.63

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.97
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.72

Typical(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.10

¬ Typical(vegetation, affect soil formation)

0.63

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.97
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.72

Typical(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.12

¬ Typical(vegetation, affect formation of soil)

0.62

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.89
Similarity weight: 0.82

Evidence: 0.82

Salient(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.62

¬ Salient(vegetation, stop effects of erosion)

0.62

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.96
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.72

Typical(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.16

¬ Typical(vegetation, grow on sand dunes)

0.62

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.96
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.72

Typical(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.16

¬ Typical(vegetation, affect sand dunes)

0.62

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.88
Similarity weight: 0.82

Evidence: 0.70

Remarkable(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.41

¬ Remarkable(vegetation, stop effects of erosion)

0.62

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.82
Similarity weight: 0.88

Evidence: 0.72

Typical(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.64

¬ Typical(vegetation, prevent erosion)

0.61

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.89
Similarity weight: 0.81

Evidence: 0.70

Remarkable(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.36

¬ Remarkable(vegetation, speed up process of erosion)

0.60

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.93
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.82

Salient(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.38

¬ Salient(vegetation, affect formation of soil)

0.60

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.93
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.72

Plausible(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.26

¬ Plausible(vegetation, affect formation of soil)

0.60

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.92
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.72

Plausible(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.30

¬ Plausible(vegetation, affect soil formation)

0.59

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.91
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.82

Salient(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.50

¬ Salient(vegetation, affect soil formation)

0.59

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.86
Similarity weight: 0.81

Evidence: 0.72

Plausible(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.52

¬ Plausible(vegetation, speed up process of erosion)

0.58

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.82
Similarity weight: 0.82

Evidence: 0.72

Plausible(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.66

¬ Plausible(vegetation, stop effects of erosion)

0.57

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.87
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.82

Salient(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.70

¬ Salient(vegetation, affect soil loss)

0.56

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.82
Similarity weight: 0.81

Evidence: 0.72

Typical(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.66

¬ Typical(vegetation, speed up process of erosion)

0.56

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.86
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.70

Remarkable(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.47

¬ Remarkable(vegetation, affect soil loss)

0.55

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.74
Similarity weight: 0.88

Evidence: 0.72

Plausible(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.94

¬ Plausible(vegetation, prevent erosion)

0.55

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.79
Similarity weight: 0.82

Evidence: 0.72

Typical(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.77

¬ Typical(vegetation, stop effects of erosion)

0.53

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.81
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.72

Plausible(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.69

¬ Plausible(vegetation, affect soil loss)

0.53

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.73
Similarity weight: 0.85

Evidence: 0.70

Remarkable(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.91

¬ Remarkable(vegetation, affect erosion)

0.51

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.78
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.72

Typical(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.78

¬ Typical(vegetation, affect soil loss)

0.49

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.76
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.70

Remarkable(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.81

¬ Remarkable(vegetation, affect formation of soil)

0.47

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.73
Similarity weight: 0.76

Evidence: 0.70

Remarkable(vegetation, protect ground surface from erosion) ⋁

Evidence: 0.90

¬ Remarkable(vegetation, affect soil formation)

Parents	variable Weight: 0.62 , activity Weight: 0.60 , factor Weight: 0.59 , surface Weight: 0.56
Siblings	tree branch Weight: 0.68 , poison ivy Weight: 0.67 , heather Weight: 0.66 , tree Weight: 0.62 , grass Weight: 0.62

vegetation: protect ground surface from erosion

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