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Estimating Human Impacts on Soil Erosion Considering Different Hillslope Inclinations and Land Uses in the Coastal Region of Syria

Safwan MohammedHazem G. AbdoSzilard SzaboQuoc Bao PhamImre J. HolbNguyen Thi Thuy LinhDuong Tran AnhKaram AlsafadiAli MokhtarIssa KbiboJihad IbrahimJesus Rodrigo-comino

subject

lcsh:TD201-500soil erosionlcsh:Hydraulic engineeringlcsh:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposesSyriahillslopeslcsh:TC1-978soil managementland cover changes

description

Soils in the coastal region of Syria (CRoS) are one of the most fragile components of natural ecosystems. However, they are adversely affected by water erosion processes after extreme land cover modifications such as wildfires or intensive agricultural activities. The main goal of this research was to clarify the dynamic interaction between erosion processes and different ecosystem components (inclination, land cover/land use, and rainy storms) along with the vulnerable territory of the CRoS. Experiments were carried out in five different locations using a total of 15 erosion plots. Soil loss and runoff were quantified in each experimental plot, considering different inclinations and land uses (agricultural land (AG), burnt forest (BF), forest/control plot (F)). Observed runoff and soil loss varied greatly according to both inclination and land cover after 750 mm of rainfall (26 events). In the cultivated areas, the average soil water erosion ranged between 0.14 &plusmn

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-10-07Water
10.3390/w12102786https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/10/2786