Contribution to the physicochemical characterisation of soils in the Beni Boufrah watershed (Central Rif, Morocco)
As part of the study of soil water erosion in the Beni Boufrah watershed, which forms part of the northern slopes of the Central Rif, generally dipping towards the Mediterranean Sea, we carried out soil analyses to determine certain physicochemical characteristics of the soil. These analyses, which...
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| author | Tawfik Abdelhamid Etebaai Issam Smoh Yassine Ait Akki Youssef Ed-Dakiri Soukaina Taher Morad |
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| description | As part of the study of soil water erosion in the Beni Boufrah watershed, which forms part of the northern slopes of the Central Rif, generally dipping towards the Mediterranean Sea, we carried out soil analyses to determine certain physicochemical characteristics of the soil. These analyses, which consisted of measuring pH, estimating residual moisture content, organic matter and carbonates, and measuring magnetic susceptibility in the horizons of eight profiles sampled from different soils in the Beni Boufrah watershed, are of great interest in understanding the behaviour of these soils with regard to water erosion. The results obtained show that the soils in this catchment area are alkaline, and that their residual moisture and organic matter content are remarkably low, especially in the surface horizons. The carbonate content is only significant in soils resulting from the alteration of parent rocks belonging to the Bokkoya limestone ridge. Magnetic susceptibility measurements show that the soils studied are disturbed and reworked. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1abbd70e59644a2ba59146a0099bad6b2024-03-22T07:55:56ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422024-01-015020500310.1051/e3sconf/202450205003e3sconf_iccr2023_05003Contribution to the physicochemical characterisation of soils in the Beni Boufrah watershed (Central Rif, Morocco)Tawfik Abdelhamid0Etebaai Issam1Smoh Yassine2Ait Akki Youssef3Ed-Dakiri Soukaina4Taher Morad5Team of Applied Geosciences and Geological Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology of Al-Hoceima, Abdelmalek Essaadi UniversityTeam of Applied Geosciences and Geological Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology of Al-Hoceima, Abdelmalek Essaadi UniversityTeam of Applied Geosciences and Geological Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology of Al-Hoceima, Abdelmalek Essaadi UniversityTeam of Applied Geosciences and Geological Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology of Al-Hoceima, Abdelmalek Essaadi UniversityTeam of Applied Geosciences and Geological Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology of Al-Hoceima, Abdelmalek Essaadi UniversityTeam of Applied Geosciences and Geological Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology of Al-Hoceima, Abdelmalek Essaadi UniversityAs part of the study of soil water erosion in the Beni Boufrah watershed, which forms part of the northern slopes of the Central Rif, generally dipping towards the Mediterranean Sea, we carried out soil analyses to determine certain physicochemical characteristics of the soil. These analyses, which consisted of measuring pH, estimating residual moisture content, organic matter and carbonates, and measuring magnetic susceptibility in the horizons of eight profiles sampled from different soils in the Beni Boufrah watershed, are of great interest in understanding the behaviour of these soils with regard to water erosion. The results obtained show that the soils in this catchment area are alkaline, and that their residual moisture and organic matter content are remarkably low, especially in the surface horizons. The carbonate content is only significant in soils resulting from the alteration of parent rocks belonging to the Bokkoya limestone ridge. Magnetic susceptibility measurements show that the soils studied are disturbed and reworked.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2024/32/e3sconf_iccr2023_05003.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Tawfik Abdelhamid Etebaai Issam Smoh Yassine Ait Akki Youssef Ed-Dakiri Soukaina Taher Morad Contribution to the physicochemical characterisation of soils in the Beni Boufrah watershed (Central Rif, Morocco) E3S Web of Conferences |
| title | Contribution to the physicochemical characterisation of soils in the Beni Boufrah watershed (Central Rif, Morocco) |
| title_full | Contribution to the physicochemical characterisation of soils in the Beni Boufrah watershed (Central Rif, Morocco) |
| title_fullStr | Contribution to the physicochemical characterisation of soils in the Beni Boufrah watershed (Central Rif, Morocco) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contribution to the physicochemical characterisation of soils in the Beni Boufrah watershed (Central Rif, Morocco) |
| title_short | Contribution to the physicochemical characterisation of soils in the Beni Boufrah watershed (Central Rif, Morocco) |
| title_sort | contribution to the physicochemical characterisation of soils in the beni boufrah watershed central rif morocco |
| url | https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2024/32/e3sconf_iccr2023_05003.pdf |
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