Effects of land use and land cover on selected soil quality indicators in the headwater area of the Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia

2016 ◽  
Vol 188 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ermias Teferi ◽  
Woldeamlak Bewket ◽  
Belay Simane
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Soil Quality Indicators ◽  
Nile Basin ◽  
Blue Nile ◽  
Blue Nile Basin ◽  
Effects Of Land Use

scholarly journals Response of Potential Indicators of Soil Quality to Land-Use and Land-Cover Change under a Mediterranean Climate in the Region of Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Jamal Suliman Alawamy ◽  
Siva K. Balasundram ◽  
Ahmad Husni Mohd. Hanif ◽  
Christopher Teh Boon Sung
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Rainfed Agriculture ◽  
Soil Quality Indicators ◽  
Al Jabal Al Akhdar ◽  
Effects Of Land Use

Conversion of native lands into agricultural use, coupled with poor land management practices, generally leads to changes in soil properties. Understanding the undesirable effects of land-use and land-cover (LULC) changes on soil properties is essential when planning for sustainable land management. This study was conducted in Al Jabal Al Akhdar region, Libya, to assess the effects of land-use and land-cover changes on soil quality inferred by analyzing the relative changes in 17 chemical, physical, and biological soil properties in the upper layer (0–20 cm) of disturbed and undisturbed soil systems. Soil samples were collected from 180 sampling sites with 60 from each of the three types of LULC prevalent in the study area: natural Mediterranean forests (NMF), rainfed agriculture (RA), and irrigated crops (IC). The soil properties of the two agricultural land uses were compared with soil properties under an adjacent natural forest, which served as a control to assess changes in soil quality resulting from the cultivation of deforested land. The results indicate significant reductions in most soil quality indicators under rainfed agriculture as compared to native forest land. Under irrigated agriculture, there were significant changes (p ≤ 0.05) in most of the soil quality indicators, generally, indicating a significant reduction in soil quality, except for improvement of nitrogen and phosphorus levels due to frequent fertilizer application. Our data support the notion that changes in land use and land cover, in the absence of sustainable management measures, induce deterioration of soil properties and ultimately may lead to land degradation and productivity decline.

Estimating the impacts of land use/land cover changes on Ecosystem Service Values: The case of the Andassa watershed in the Upper Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 219-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temesgen Gashaw ◽  
Taffa Tulu ◽  
Mekuria Argaw ◽  
Abeyou W. Worqlul ◽  
Terefe Tolessa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Land Cover Changes ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Nile Basin ◽  
Blue Nile ◽  
Blue Nile Basin ◽  
Upper Blue Nile Basin

scholarly journals Partitioning the impacts of land use/land cover change and climate variability on water supply over the source region of the Blue Nile Basin

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (15) ◽  
pp. 2168-2184
Author(s):  
Marye Belete ◽  
Jinsong Deng ◽  
Ghali A. Abubakar ◽  
Menberu Teshome ◽  
Ke Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Climate Variability ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Land Cover Change ◽  
Source Region ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Nile Basin ◽  
Blue Nile ◽  
Blue Nile Basin

scholarly journals Effects of land use and sustainable land management practices on runoff and soil loss in the Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 648 ◽  
pp. 1462-1475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kindiye Ebabu ◽  
Atsushi Tsunekawa ◽  
Nigussie Haregeweyn ◽  
Enyew Adgo ◽  
Derege Tsegaye Meshesha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Soil Loss ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Land Management ◽  
Nile Basin ◽  
Blue Nile ◽  
Blue Nile Basin ◽  
Runoff And Soil Loss ◽  
Effects Of Land Use

Effects of Land Use Change on Soil Quality Indicators in Forest Landscapes of the Western Amazon

Soil Science ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 182 (4) ◽  
pp. 128-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago Bonilla-Bedoya ◽  
Magdalena López-Ulloa ◽  
Tom Vanwalleghem ◽  
Miguel Ángel Herrera-Machuca
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Soil Quality Indicators ◽  
Effects Of Land Use
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