martes, 30 de enero de 2024

Simulating with a combination of RUSLE GIS and sediment delivery ratio for soil restoration

Erosion by water is the main cause of land degradation. Landscapes degraded by erosion need to be restored in many respects, and particularly in terms of ecosystem services. From an economic and management perspective, care is needed to select priority areas and determine the means to be applied to restore them. Globally, the model most commonly used to produce scenarios for the prevention of soil losses is the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE). This study of the subbasin of the Sulakyurt Dam Basin in Turkey aims (1) to identify the distribution of soil losses over time and by location, and (2) to grade the priority areas for the prevention of soil losses by means of a simulation. The average potential soil losses in the area under study are estimated at 42.35 t ha− 1 year−1, and the average actual losses at 39.49 t ha− 1 year-1. According to the simulation,27.61% of the study area (2782 ha) is of the highest priority for soil restoration. In our study, forests have the highest soil losses, which is contrary to the natural protection that forests provide against erosion. The high rates are due to the slope, the forest area is very steep. So it is the slope factor that outweighs the vegetation cover factor. Of the forest areas, 41.74% (1766 ha) falls within the areas of highest priority. The study serves as a guide for landscape planning and the determination of erosion risk in restoration efforts, and for identifying the methods to be adopted during the restoration work to reduce the loss of soil.

Aytaş, I.; Öztürk, A.; Özcan, A.U.; Tuttu, G.; Gülçin, D.; Mongil-Manso, J.; Rincón, V.; Velázquez, J.; 2023. Simulating with a combination of RUSLE GIS and sediment delivery ratio for soil restoration. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195: 719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11321-7

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viernes, 19 de enero de 2024

Las inundaciones catastróficas de Grecia y Libia

 

Hace unos días se publicó este que es nuestro último artículo divulgativo, en la revista Montes. En él tratamos las inundaciones ocurridas en septiembre de 2023 como consecuencia de la tormenta Daniel. Así mismo nos preguntamos si en los daños influyeron de alguna manera los incendios forestales ocurridos en verano en algunas zonas de Grecia u otros factores humanos.

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