Accelerated Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Associated with Agricultural Activity in Crater-Lake Catchments of Western Uganda

Accelerated Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Associated with Agricultural Activity in Crater-Lake Catchments of Western Uganda

Intensifying agricultural activity associated with rapid population growth in rural western Uganda exerts immense pressure on natural resources, threatening not only soil fertility in the uplands but also water quality of the region’s many small crater lakes. To assess the relative risk of excess se...

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Main Authors: Wannes De Crop, Dirk Verschuren, Nick Ryken, Rose Basooma, Judith Tomma Okuonzia, Ann Verdoodt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
soil erosion
sedimentation
GIS
RUSLE
SEDD
Uganda
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/976

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