Evaluation of soil resilience to anthropopressure in Łosie village (Lower Beskids Mts) – preliminary results

Nowak, Agnieszka; Tokarczyk, Natalia

doi:10.2478/eko-2013-0012

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“…In the Polish Carpathians, earlier studies determined usually short‐term soil erosion rates (Święchowicz, , ; Drzewiecki et al, ; Nowak & Tokarczyk, ; Froehlich, ; Froehlich & Słupik, , ; Higgitt, Froehlich, & Walling, ). The Szymbark IG&SO PAS Research Station (49°38′04″N, 21°07′08″E), located in the Polish Carpathians (about 30 km to the north‐east from the Homerka catchment), where soil erosion measurements covered the last 30 years is an exception (Bochenek & Gil, ; Bochenek & Gil, ; Demczuk & Gil, ; Gil, ; Kijowska‐Strugała, ; Kijowska‐Strugała & Demczuk, ).…”

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“…Since 1989, the transformation from a centrally planned to a free market economy diminished the profitability of agricultural production in Central and Eastern European countries (Baessler & Klotz, ; Munteanu et al, ; Štych, Bičik, Stonáček, & Bláha, ). In the Polish Carpathians, most cultivated land was transformed to grassland and forest, and owing to these LULC changes, soil erosion decreased by 2–3 orders of magnitude (Gil, ; Kijowska‐Strugała, ; Kijowska‐Strugała & Demczuk, ; Nowak & Tokarczyk, ; Święchowicz, ). These previous studies, however, determined only short‐term soil erosion rates in the Polish Carpathians.…”

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Long‐term impact of land use changes on soil erosion in an agricultural catchment (in the Western Polish Carpathians)

2018

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The change in land use and land cover (LULC) from natural vegetation to agricultural in mountain areas usually dramatically accelerates soil erosion rates if the land is used for crop production. The aim of research was to calculate soil erosion magnitude basing on the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) in response to long‐term changes in LULC in an agricultural Homerka catchment (19.3 km2) of the Polish Carpathians. The changes in LULC were derived from cadastral maps for 1846 and orthophotomaps for 2009. Three variants with different factors, rainfall–run‐off erosivity (R), practice support (P), and LULC, were analysed to investigate which has had the greatest impact on soil erosion changes over the last 160 years. An increase in forest area (by 67.81%) and decrease in cultivated land (by 91.94%) were observed, primarily due to the collapse of the communist system. The estimated soil erosion using the RUSLE model in the analysed catchment decreased by 77% (from 18.13 t ha−1 yr−1 in 1846 to 4.11 t ha−1 yr−1 in 2009). The long‐term changes in soil erosion rates and their spatial distribution are mainly associated with transformation from cultivated land to forest or grassland. The P factor was responsible for reduction of soil erosion rates by 8%, a minor impact. Over the last 160 years, the average and maximum annual precipitation changes were also statistically insignificant. Results reveal a dominant role of human impact, particularly with respect to LULC on soil erosion changes in mid‐mountain areas.

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Long‐term impact of land use changes on soil erosion in an agricultural catchment (in the Western Polish Carpathians)

2018

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“…Calculation of soil erosion can be divided into two categories, i.e., one for short period and the other for long period. Studies for short-term soil erosion rates are conducted in the Polish Carpathians, [35,[55][56][57][58][59][60]. The Szymbark IG&SO PAS Research Station (49 • 38 04 N, 21 • 07 08 E), located in the Polish Carpathians, where soil erosion measurements covered the last 30 years is an exception [61][62][63][64].…”

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Effects of Landscape Changes on Soil Erosion in the Built Environment: Application of Geospatial-Based RUSLE Technique

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The world’s ecosystem is severely affected by the increase in the rate of soil erosion and sediment transport in the built environment and agricultural lands. Land use land cover changes (LULCC) are considered as the most significant cause of sediment transport. This study aims to estimate the effect of LULCC on soil erosion potential in the past 20 years (2000–2020) by using Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model based on Geographic Information System (GIS). Different factors were analyzed to study the effect of each factor including R factor, K factor, LS factor, and land cover factor on the erosion process. Maps generated in the study show the changes in the severity of soil loss in the Chitral district of Pakistan. It was found out that 4% of the area was under very high erosion risk in the year 2000 which increased to 8% in the year 2020. An increase in agricultural land (4%) was observed in the last 20 years which shows that human activities largely affected the study area. The outcomes of this study will help the stakeholders and regulatory decision makers to control deforestation and take other necessary actions to minimize the rate of soil erosion. Such an efficient planning will also be helpful to reduce the sedimentation in the reservoir of hydraulic dam(s) constructed on Chitral river, which drains through this watershed.

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“…An important parameter for predicting and managing natural disasters is the assessment of landslide hazards. It is also a necessary step for natural and urban planning in government policies around the world (Lekkas, 2000, Carrara et al, 2003Nowak, Tokarczyk, 2013). The legal and economic consequences resulting from changes of the local spatial plan related to the qualification of landslide areas are analyzed in Bydłosz, Hanus (2013).…”

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Landsliding as a Limit to Possible Territorial Development in the Kysuce Region

Barančoková

Barančok

2019

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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The growing development of settlements in mountainous areas and their sustainable development constantly requires new approaches to assess the land in terms of occurrence of landslides. The flysch zone, where the monitored area is located, is one of the most landslide prone areas in Slovakia. Landslides respond sensitively to the quality of the individual factors that form the landscape and to the change of natural conditions. Their occurrence is a geo-barrier that reduces or totally prevents the use of natural environment and negatively affects the life of population and territorial development. The reason for the increased hazard of landslides is not only demographic pressure on territories, but also its poor management. Consistent spatial planning addresses not only the spatial layout but also the functional use of the territory. Landslides represent one of the limits of land use. This study is based on the assessment of landsliding as a limit to possible territorial development. The input parameters for the assessment were elements of the current landscape structure (built up structure, forest stands, transitional woodland-shrubs, traditional agricultural land, permanent grasslands and arable land) and occurring landslides (active, potential and stabilized). On most of the determined elements of the landscape, landslides occur on about a quarter of their area. They have a smaller share only in areas of mixed forests, built up areas and have the smallest share on arable land. Potential landslides have the largest proportion on all landscape elements. They occupy the largest areas on coniferous forests (1578.93 ha) and on permanent grasslands (741.33 ha). By evaluating the overall endangerment of the area by landslides according to the degree of threat, we found that the greatest threat of landslides is in the Skalité and Svrčinovec cadastral areas, the smallest threat is in the Čadca cadastral area. In addition to the danger of landsliding in the individual elements of the landscape, we have also set limits for its development. Spatial planning limits have been divided into two categories according to the sectors they affect the most: limiting the development of an area assigned for residential building, or restricting the development of an area designed for agricultural and forestry purposes.

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Evaluation of soil resilience to anthropopressure in Łosie village (Lower Beskids Mts) – preliminary results

Cited by 4 publications

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Long‐term impact of land use changes on soil erosion in an agricultural catchment (in the Western Polish Carpathians)

Long‐term impact of land use changes on soil erosion in an agricultural catchment (in the Western Polish Carpathians)

Effects of Landscape Changes on Soil Erosion in the Built Environment: Application of Geospatial-Based RUSLE Technique

Landsliding as a Limit to Possible Territorial Development in the Kysuce Region

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