Evaluation of soil quality index to assess the influence of soil degradation and desertification process in sub-arid terrestrial ecosystem

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 723-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali İmamoglu ◽  
Orhan Dengiz
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Soil Degradation ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystem ◽  
Soil Quality Index ◽  
Desertification Process

Evaluation of soil degradation produced by rice crop systems in a Vertisol, using a soil quality index

CATENA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 79-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvana María José Sione ◽  
Marcelo Germán Wilson ◽  
Marcos Lado ◽  
Antonio Paz González
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Soil Degradation ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Rice Crop ◽  
Soil Quality Index

scholarly journals A Modified Soil Quality Index to Assess the Influence of Soil Degradation Processes on Desertification Risk: The Apulia Case

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (3S) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Ancona ◽  
Delia Evelina Bruno ◽  
Nicola Lopez ◽  
Giuseppe Pappagallo ◽  
Vito Felice Uricchio
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Soil Degradation ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Soil Quality Index ◽  
Degradation Processes ◽  
Desertification Risk ◽  
Modified Soil

Soil vital signs: A new Soil Quality Index (SQI) for assessing forest soil health

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Amacher ◽  
Katherine P. O'Neil ◽  
Charles H. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Forest Soil ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Soil Quality Index

A new approach to elaborate a multifunctional soil quality index

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Barbiroli ◽  
Giovanni Casalicchio ◽  
Andrea Raggi
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Soil Quality Index ◽  
New Approach

scholarly journals Land Degradation Vulnerability Mapping in a Newly-Reclaimed Desert Oasis in a Hyper-Arid Agro-Ecosystem Using AHP and Geospatial Techniques

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1426
Author(s):  
Ahmed S. Abuzaid ◽  
Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman ◽  
Mohamed E. Fadl ◽  
Antonio Scopa
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Land Degradation ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Western Desert ◽  
Soil Quality Index ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Sensing Data

Modelling land degradation vulnerability (LDV) in the newly-reclaimed desert oases is a key factor for sustainable agricultural production. In the present work, a trial for usingremote sensing data, GIS tools, and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was conducted for modeling and evaluating LDV. The model was then applied within 144,566 ha in Farafra, an inland hyper-arid Western Desert Oases in Egypt. Data collected from climate conditions, geological maps, remote sensing imageries, field observations, and laboratory analyses were conducted and subjected to AHP to develop six indices. They included geology index (GI), topographic quality index (TQI), physical soil quality index (PSQI), chemical soil quality index (CSQI), wind erosion quality index (WEQI), and vegetation quality index (VQI). Weights derived from the AHP showed that the effective drivers of LDV in the studied area were as follows: CSQI (0.30) > PSQI (0.29) > VQI (0.17) > TQI (0.12) > GI (0.07) > WEQI (0.05). The LDV map indicated that nearly 85% of the total area was prone to moderate degradation risks, 11% was prone to high risks, while less than 1% was prone to low risks. The consistency ratio (CR) for all studied parameters and indices were less than 0.1, demonstrating the high accuracy of the AHP. The results of the cross-validation demonstrated that the performance of ordinary kriging models (spherical, exponential, and Gaussian) was suitable and reliable for predicting and mapping soil properties. Integrated use of remote sensing data, GIS, and AHP would provide an effective methodology for predicting LDV in desert oases, by which proper management strategies could be adopted to achieve sustainable food security.

scholarly journals Determining the impacts of deforestation and corn cultivation on soil quality in tropical acidic red soils using a soil quality index

2021 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 107580
Author(s):  
Wuping Huang ◽  
Mingming Zong ◽  
Zexin Fan ◽  
Yuan Feng ◽  
Shiyu Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Soil Quality Index ◽  
Red Soils

Trace Metal Availability and Soil Quality Index Relationships under Different Land Uses

2015 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
pp. 1629-1637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Ivezić ◽  
Bal Ram Singh ◽  
Vlatka Gvozdić ◽  
Zdenko Lončarić
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metal ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Metal Availability ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Soil Quality Index
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