Identifying soil erosion hotspots in the manupali river watershed

Creator

Eduardo P. Paningbatan, University of the Philippines Los Banos

Issue Date

2005

Abstract

This chapter discusses the use of a geographical information systems-assisted soil erosion model, Predicting Catchment Runoff and Soil Erosion for Sustainability, to identify and map erosion locations within the Manupali River Watershed located in the Philippines that are particularly susceptible to erosion risk due to physical characteristics and current uses. The areas of high erosion potential are distributed, not surprisingly, in the cultivated uplands with steep slopes. The erosion hotspots constitute around 5269 ha or 14% of the watershed area

Source or Periodical Title

Land use Change in Tropical Watersheds: Evidence, Causes, and Remedies

Page

126-132

Document Type

Book Chapter

College

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Coxhead, I., & Shively, G. E. (2005). Identifying soil erosion hotspots in the Manupali River Watershed [E-book]. In Land Use Changes in Tropical Watersheds: Evidence, Causes and Remedies (First ed., pp. 126–132). CABI.

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1079/9780851999128.0126

Digital Copy

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