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Nosrati, K. and Collins, A. L. 2019. A soil quality index for evaluation of degradation under land use and soil erosion categories in a small mountainous catchment, Iran. Journal of Mountain Science. 16 (11), pp. 2577-2590. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-019-5567-8
Authors | Nosrati, K. and Collins, A. L. |
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Abstract | Soil erosion and land use type have long been viewed as being particularly important drivers of soil degradation. The objectives of this study, therefore, were to select a new soil quality index (SQI) which varies significantly with land use/soil erosion,and to evaluate the new SQI using expert opinion. In total, 18 soil physical, chemical, and biochemical properties (indicators) were measured on 56 soil samples collected from four land use/soil erosion categories (rangeland/surface erosion, rangeland/subsurface erosion, cultivated land/surface erosion and dry-farming land/surface erosion). Principal component and classification analysis (PCCA)identified five PCs that explained 77.7% of the variation in soil properties with the biochemical PC |
Keywords | Soil quality index; Land use; Erosion status; Soil enzyme activities; Multivariate statistical techniques |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Journal | Journal of Mountain Science |
Journal citation | 16 (11), pp. 2577-2590 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-019-5567-8 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Funder | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
Funder project or code | S2N - Soil to Nutrition - Work package 3 (WP3) - Sustainable intensification - optimisation at multiple scales |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 13 Nov 2019 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 19 Sep 2019 |
Publisher | Science Press |
ISSN | 1672-6316 |
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