Soil erosion, Serra de Grândola (Portugal)

Soil erosion has long been the subject of attention for environmental management researchers because it implies the loss of a key natural resource for sustaining life. Several methodologies for soil erosion assessment have been developed; many of these are supported by Geographic Information Systems...

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Autores: Fernandez, Helena M., Martins, Fernando M. G., Isidoro, Jorge M. G. P., Martínez Zavala, Lorena María, Jordán López, Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/108041
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/108041
https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2015.1135829
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Soil erosion
landsat
DEM
PAP/RAC
NDVI
Serra de Grândola
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Sumario:Soil erosion has long been the subject of attention for environmental management researchers because it implies the loss of a key natural resource for sustaining life. Several methodologies for soil erosion assessment have been developed; many of these are supported by Geographic Information Systems. This study aims to classify the susceptibility of rainfall-induced erosion at the Serra de Grândola (Portugal), based on the Priority Actions Programme/Regional Activity Centre guidelines for mapping soil erosion on the Mediterranean coast. Results show a low-to-moderate susceptibility to rainfall-induced erosion in the lowlands, becoming moderate to high in the highlands of the Serra de Grândola.