Soil & Water Res., 2012, 7(1):10-17 | DOI: 10.17221/32/2011-SWR

Impacts of land use changes on soil erosion in Pa Deng sub-district, adjacent area of Kaeng Krachan National Park, ThailandOriginal Paper

Saowanee WIJITKOSUM
Environmental Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Soil erosion has been considered as the primary cause of soil degradation since soil erosion leads to the loss of topsoil and soil organic matters which are essential for the growing of plants. Land use, which relates to land cover, is one of the influential factors that affect soil erosion. In this study, impacts of land use changes on soil erosion in Pa Deng sub-district, adjacent area of Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand, were investigated by applying remote sensing technique, geographical information system (GIS) and the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE). The study results revealed that land use changes in terms of area size and pattern influenced the soil erosion risk in Pa Deng in the 1990-2010 period. The area with smaller land cover obviously showed the high risk of soil erosion than the larger land cover did.

Keywords: land cover; land use changes; soil erosion; Universal Soil Loss Equation

Published: March 31, 2012  Show citation

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WIJITKOSUM S. Impacts of land use changes on soil erosion in Pa Deng sub-district, adjacent area of Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand. Soil & Water Res. 2012;7(1):10-17. doi: 10.17221/32/2011-SWR.
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