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Agents of Natural Change in Watersheds

Agents of change may be naturally occurring or anthropogenic. In many cases, change involves interactions between human and natural processes. First, this module will provide brief descriptions of several agents of natural change processes, along with their general effects on watersheds. Then in the next section, a series of human-made agents of change will be discussed.

Natural Change Processes
The natural agents of change listed all have had important direct impacts on watershed ecosystems and their evolution over countless centuries. There are many additional natural change agents beyond those listed and discussed here.