Prediction of spatial soil loss impacted by long-term land-use/land-cover change in a tropical watershed

J. H. Abdulkareem; B. Pradhan; W. N. A. Sulaiman; N. R. Jamil

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J. H. Abdulkareem, B. Pradhan, W. N. A. Sulaiman, N. R. Jamil. Prediction of spatial soil loss impacted by long-term land-use/land-cover change in a tropical watershed[J]. Geoscience Frontiers, 2019, 10(2): 389-403. doi: 10.1016/j.gsf.2017.10.010

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J. H. Abdulkareem, B. Pradhan, W. N. A. Sulaiman, N. R. Jamil. Prediction of spatial soil loss impacted by long-term land-use/land-cover change in a tropical watershed[J]. Geoscience Frontiers, 2019, 10(2): 389-403. doi: 10.1016/j.gsf.2017.10.010

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Prediction of spatial soil loss impacted by long-term land-use/land-cover change in a tropical watershed

doi: 10.1016/j.gsf.2017.10.010

a Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia;
b Department of Soil Science, Institute for Agricultural Research/Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B 1044, Zaria, Nigeria;
c Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Geospatial Information Science Research Center (GISRC), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia;
d Centre for Advanced Modeling and Geospatial Information Systems (CAMGIS), Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Building 11, Level 06, 81 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007, PO Box 123, Australia;
e Department of Energy and Mineral Resources Engineering, Choongmu-gwan, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, South Korea

Received Date: 2017-01-05
Rev Recd Date: 2017-08-24
Publish Date: 2021-01-07

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The devastating effect of soil erosion is one of the major sources of land degradation that affects human lives in many ways which occur mainly due to deforestation, poor agricultural practices, overgrazing, wildfire and urbanization. Soil erosion often leads to soil truncation, loss of fertility, slope instability, etc. which causes irreversible effects on the poorly renewable soil resource. In view of this, a study was conducted in Kelantan River basin to predict soil loss as influenced by long-term land use/land-cover (LULC) changes in the area. The study was conducted with the aim of predicting and assessing soil erosion as it is influenced by long-term LULC changes. The 13,100 km² watershed was delineated into four sub-catchments Galas, Pergau, Lebir and Nenggiri for precise result estimation and ease of execution. GIS-based Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) model was used to predict soil loss in this study. The model inputs used for the temporal and spatial calculation of soil erosion include rainfall erosivity factor, topographic factor, land cover and management factor as well as erodibility factor. The results showed that 67.54% of soil loss is located under low erosion potential (reversible soil loss) or 0-1 t ha^-1 yr^-1 soil loss in Galas, 59.17% in Pergau, 53.32% in Lebir and 56.76% in Nenggiri all under the 2013 LULC condition. Results from the correlation of soil erosion rates with LULC changes indicated that cleared land in all the four catchments and under all LULC conditions (1984-2013) appears to be the dominant with the highest erosion losses. Similarly, grassland and forest were also observed to regulate erosion rates in the area. This is because the vegetation cover provided by these LULC types protects the soil from direct impact of rain drops which invariably reduce soil loss to the barest minimum. Overall, it was concluded that the results have shown the significance of LULC in the control of erosion. Maps generated from the study may be useful to planners and land use managers to take appropriate decisions for soil conservation.
- Soil erosion,
- USLE,
- Landuse/cover changes,
- GIS,
- Malaysia

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