Corrosion
Noun and する verb
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木々を切り倒すことで、土壌の侵食が引き起こされることがあります。
Chopping down trees can cause soil erosion.
Something that invades and eats away at something is something that causes erosion and corrosion.
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.