Analysis of soil degradation in the Czech Republic: GIS approach

In our work, we have evaluated the available data on the individual types of soil damage, which has been processed in the Czech Republic in recent decades. The individual types of degradation (water erosion, wind erosion, soil compaction, extreme soils (clay soils), loss of organic matter, acidifica...

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Published in:Soil and water research 2010-01, Vol.5 (3), p.108-112
Main Authors: ŠARAPATKA, Bořivoj, BEDNÁŘ, Marek, NOVÁK, Pavel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acidic soils
Acidification
Biodegradation
Chemical degradation
Clay soils
Damage
degradation
Desertification
Environmental degradation
gis
Intoxication
modelling
Organic matter
Organic soils
soil
Soil analysis
Soil compaction
Soil degradation
Soil erosion
Soil water
Spatial analysis
Water erosion
Wind erosion
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Summary:In our work, we have evaluated the available data on the individual types of soil damage, which has been processed in the Czech Republic in recent decades. The individual types of degradation (water erosion, wind erosion, soil compaction, extreme soils (clay soils), loss of organic matter, acidification, dryness impact, and intoxication) were classified in one of three groups: physical degradation, desertification and chemical degradation. Each type of degradation was assigned a specific weight reflecting the importance of this kind of soil degradation. The maps of individual areas of degradation were processed by overlay and assigning weighting techniques in ArcView Spatial Analyst GIS environment to create the final maps for each class of the degradation threat. The same technique was used to create the final map showing the most troubled areas in the Czech Republic, threatened by soil damage.
ISSN:1801-5395
1805-9384
DOI:10.17221/487-SWR