The Comparison of Some Soil Quality Indexes in Different Land uses of Ghareh Aghaj Watershed of Semirom, Isfahan, Iran

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-P63WKM1TM1"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-P63WKM1TM1'); </script>  <script type="text/javascript" > (function(m,e,t,r,i,k,a){m[i]=m[i]||function(){(m[i].a=m[i].a||[]).push(arguments)}; m[i].l=1*new Date(); for (var j = 0; j < document.scripts.length; j++) {if (document.scripts[j].src === r) { return; }} k=e.createElement(t),a=e.getElementsByTagName(t)[0],k.async=1,k.src=r,a.parentNode.insertBefore(k,a)}) (window, document, "script", "https://mc.yandex.ru/metrika/tag.js", "ym"); ym(55165297, "init", { clickmap:false, trackLinks:true, accurateTrackBounce:true, webvisor:false }); </script> <noscript><div><img src="https://mc.yandex.ru/watch/55165297" style="position:absolute; left:-9999px;" alt="" /></div></noscript>    <title>The Comparison of Some Soil Quality Indexes in Different Land uses of Ghareh Aghaj Watershed of Semirom, Isfahan, Iran</title> <meta name="description" content="The Comparison of Some Soil Quality Indexes in Different Land uses of Ghareh Aghaj Watershed of Semirom, Isfahan, Iran"> <meta name="keywords" content="Land use change, Soil degradation, Soil quality"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=no"> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="citation_title" content="The Comparison of Some Soil Quality Indexes in Different Land uses of Ghareh Aghaj Watershed of Semirom, Isfahan, Iran"> <meta name="citation_author" content="Bahareh Aghasi"> <meta name="citation_author" content="Ahmad Jalalian"> <meta name="citation_author" content="Naser Honarjoo"> <meta name="citation_publication_date" content="2010/11/20"> <meta name="citation_journal_title" content="International Journal of Geological and Environmental Engineering"> <meta name="citation_volume" content="4"> <meta name="citation_issue" content="11"> <meta name="citation_firstpage" content="528"> <meta name="citation_lastpage" content="532"> <meta name="citation_pdf_url" content="https://publications.waset.org/5212/pdf"> <link href="https://cdn.waset.org/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" rel="shortcut icon"> <link href="https://cdn.waset.org/static/plugins/bootstrap-4.2.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://cdn.waset.org/static/plugins/fontawesome/css/all.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://cdn.waset.org/static/css/site.css?v=150220211555" rel="stylesheet"> </head> <body> <header> <div class="container"> <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light"> <a class="navbar-brand" href="https://waset.org"> <img src="https://cdn.waset.org/static/images/wasetc.png" alt="Open Science Research Excellence" title="Open Science Research Excellence" /> </a> <button class="d-block d-lg-none navbar-toggler ml-auto" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarMenu" aria-controls="navbarMenu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation"> <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span> </button> <div class="w-100"> <div class="d-none d-lg-flex flex-row-reverse"> <form method="get" action="https://waset.org/search" class="form-inline my-2 my-lg-0"> <input class="form-control mr-sm-2" type="search" placeholder="Search Conferences" value="" name="q" aria-label="Search"> <button class="btn btn-light my-2 my-sm-0" type="submit"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button> </form> </div> <div class="collapse navbar-collapse mt-1" id="navbarMenu"> <ul class="navbar-nav ml-auto align-items-center" id="mainNavMenu"> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="https://waset.org/conferences" title="Conferences in 2024/2025/2026">Conferences</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="https://waset.org/disciplines" title="Disciplines">Disciplines</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="https://waset.org/committees" rel="nofollow">Committees</a> </li> <li class="nav-item dropdown"> <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdownPublications" role="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> Publications </a> <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdownPublications"> <a class="dropdown-item" href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts">Abstracts</a> <a class="dropdown-item" href="https://publications.waset.org">Periodicals</a> <a class="dropdown-item" href="https://publications.waset.org/archive">Archive</a> </div> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link" href="https://waset.org/page/support" title="Support">Support</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> <main> <div class="container mt-4"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-9 mx-auto"> <form method="get" action="https://publications.waset.org/search"> <div id="custom-search-input"> <div class="input-group"> <i class="fas fa-search"></i> <input type="text" class="search-query" name="q" placeholder="Author, Title, Abstract, Keywords" value=""> <input type="submit" class="btn_search" value="Search"> </div> </div> </form> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-3"> <div class="col-sm-3"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-body"><strong>Commenced</strong> in January 2007</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-body"><strong>Frequency:</strong> Monthly</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-body"><strong>Edition:</strong> International</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-body"><strong>Paper Count:</strong> 33093</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card publication-listing mt-3 mb-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem">The Comparison of Some Soil Quality Indexes in Different Land uses of Ghareh Aghaj Watershed of Semirom, Isfahan, Iran</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=Bahareh%20Aghasi">Bahareh Aghasi</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=Ahmad%20Jalalian"> Ahmad Jalalian</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=Naser%20Honarjoo"> Naser Honarjoo</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Land use change, if not based on proper scientific investigation affects other physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil and leading to increased destruction and erosion. It was imperative to study the effects of changing rangelands to farmlands on some Soil quality indexes. Undisturbed soil samples were collected from the depths of 0-10 and 10-30 centimeter in pasture with good vegetation cover(GP), pasture with medium vegetation cover(MP), abandoned dry land farming(ADF) and degraded dry land farming(DDF) land uses in Ghareh Aghaj watershed of Isfahan province. The results revealed that organic matter(OM), cation exchange capacity(CEC) and available potassium(AK) decreasing in the depth of 0-10 centimeter were 66.6, 38.8 and 70 percent and in the depth of 10-30 centimeter were 58, 61.4 and 83.5 percent respectively in DDF comparison with GP. Concerning to the results, it seems that land use change can decrease soil quality and increase soil degradation and lead in undesirable consequences. <iframe src="https://publications.waset.org/5212.pdf" style="width:100%; height:400px;" frameborder="0"></iframe> <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=Land%20use%20change" title="Land use change">Land use change</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=Soil%20degradation" title=" Soil degradation"> Soil degradation</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=Soil%20quality" title=" Soil quality"> Soil quality</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Digital Object Identifier (DOI):</strong> <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1060635" target="_blank">doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1060635</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/5212/the-comparison-of-some-soil-quality-indexes-in-different-land-uses-of-ghareh-aghaj-watershed-of-semirom-isfahan-iran" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/5212/apa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">APA</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/5212/bibtex" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">BibTeX</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/5212/chicago" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Chicago</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/5212/endnote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">EndNote</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/5212/harvard" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Harvard</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/5212/json" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">JSON</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/5212/mla" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">MLA</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/5212/ris" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">RIS</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/5212/xml" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">XML</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/5212/iso690" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">ISO 690</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/5212.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">1667</span> </span> <p class="card-text"><strong>References:</strong></p> <br>[1] C. Adolfo Campos, L. Klaudia Oleschko, B. Jorge Etchevers, and M. ClaudiaHidalgo, "Exploring the effect of changes in land use on soil quality on the eastern slope of the Cofre de Perote Volcano ( Mexico)," Forest Ecol Manag., vol. 248, pp. 174- 182, 2007. <br>[2] A. Akinola, "Effects of soil tillage and managements practice on the physical and chemical properties of soil and maize yield in a rain forest zone of western Nigeria". Agron J., vol. 73, pp. 247- 251, 1981. <br>[3] L. E. Allison, and C. D. Moodie, "Carbonates," in Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 2, C. A. Black, D. D. Evans, L. E. Ensminger, J. L. White, and F. C. Clark, Eds. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 1965, pp. 1379- 1396. <br>[4] A. Amsalu, L. Stroosnijder, and D. Graaf, "Long-term dynamics in land resource use and the driving forces in the Beressa watershed, highlands of Ethiopia," Environ. Man., vol. 83, pp. 448 -459, 2007. <br>[5] J. P. E. Anderson, "Soil respiration," in Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 2, Chemical Analysis, R. H. Miller, and D. R. Keeney, Eds. SSSA, Madison, WI, 1982, pp. 831-872. <br>[6] S. S. Andrews, D. L. Karlen, and C. A. Cambardella, The soil management assessment framework: a quantitative soil quality evaluation methods, SSSA, vol. 68, pp. 1945-1962, 2004. <br>[7] C. Boix-Fayos, A. Calva, A. C. Imeson, and M. D. Sosino-Sota, "Influence of soil properties on the aggregation of some Mediterranean soils and use of aggregate size and stability as land degradation indicators," Catena, vol. 44, pp. 47-67, 2001. <br>[8] N. C. Brady, The Nature and Properties of Soils, 8th Ed. Eurasia Publishing House, New Delhi, 1985. <br>[9] J. M. Bremner, and C. S. Mulvaney, "Nitrogen- Total," in Methods of soil analysis, Part 2, Chemical and microbiological properties, 2nd ed. vol. 9, A. L. Page, R. H. Miller, and D. R. Keeney, Eds. Agron., 1982, pp. 595- 624. <br>[10] M. R. Carter, S. S. Andrews, and L. E. Drinkwater, "Systems approaches for improving soil quality," in Managing Soil Quality: Challenges in Modern Agriculture, P. Schjonning, S. Elmholt, and B. T. Christensen, Eds. CABI International, Wallingford, UK, 2004, pp. 261-281. <br>[11] H. D. Chapman, "Total Exchangeable Bases," in Methods of Soil Analysis. Part 2. C. A. Black, Ed. SSSA, Madison, WI., 1965. <br>[12] T. Chuluun, and D. Ojima, "Land use change and carbon cycle in arid and semi- arikd land use East and Central Asia," Sci China ( series C), vol. 45, pp. 48- 54, 2002. <br>[13] J. M. Dorioz, M. Robert, and C. Chen, "The role of roots, fungi and bacteria on clay particle organization. An experimental approach," Geoderma, vol. 56, pp. 179-194, 1993. <br>[14] F. Dube, E. Zagal, N. Stolpe, and M. Spinosa, "The influence of landuse change on the organic carbon distribution and microbial respiration in a volcanic soil of the Chilean Patagonia," Forest Ecol Manag., vol. 257, pp. 1695- 1704, 2009. <br>[15] M. A. Hajabbasi, A. Jalalian, H. R. Karimzadeh, and J. Khajedin, "Depasturation effects on physical characteristics, fertility, and tilth index of soil: A case study of Boroojen," Journal of Science and Natural Resources, vol. 6, pp. 161-175, 2002. (In persian) <br>[16] M. A. Hajabbasi, A. Besalat poor, and A. R. Melali, "Effect of changing pastures to land farming in some physical and chemical properties of sought and west sought soils in Isfahan," Journal of Science and Technology of Agriculture and Natural Resources, vol. 11, pp. 525-534, 2007. (In persian) <br>[17] IUSS Working Group, World Reference Base for Soil Resources 2006, first update 2007, Rome: World Soil Resources Reports no. 103, FAO, 2007, P. 116. <br>[18] D. L. Karlen, M. J. Mausbach, J. W. Doran, R. G. Cline, R. F. Harris, and G. E. Schuman, "Soil quality: a concept, definition, and framework for evaluation," Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., vol. 61, pp. 4-10, 1997. <br>[19] D. L. Karlen, S. S. Andrews, and J. W. Doran, "Soil quality: current concepts and application," Adv. Agronom., vol. 74, pp. 1-40, 2001. <br>[20] D. L. Karlen, C. A. Ditzler, A. S. Andrews, "Soil quality: why and how?" Geoderma, vol. 114, pp. 145-156, 2003. <br>[21] M. Kayser, and J. Isselstein, "Potassium cycling and losses in grassland systems: a review," Grass Forage Sci. vol. 60, pp. 213-224, 2005. <br>[22] H. Khademi, J. Mohammadi, and N. Nael, "Comparison of selected soil quality indicators in different land management systems in Boroojen, Chaharmahal Bakhtiari province," The Scientific Journal Of Agricultue, vol. 29, pp. 111-124, 2006. (In persian) <br>[23] R. W. Mc Dowell, and A. N. Sharpley, "The effects of soil carbon on phosphorus and sediment loss from soil Trays by overland flow," J. Environ. Qual., vol. 32, pp. 207- 214, 2003. <br>[24] A. U. Mallik, and D. Hu, "Soil respiration following site preparation treatments in boreal mixedwood forest," Forest Ecol Manag., vol. 97, pp. 265-275, 1997. <br>[25] M. J. Mausbach, C. A. Seybold, "Assessment of soil quality," in: Soil Quality and Agricultural Sustainability, R. Lal, Ed. Ann Arbor Press,Chelsea, MI, 1998, pp. 33-43. <br>[26] S. R. Olsen, C. V. Cole, F. S. Watanable, and L. A. Dean, Estimation of available phosphorus in soils by extraction with sodium bicarbonate, USDA Circular 939, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC., 1954. <br>[27] J. W. Rhoades, "Cation Exchange Capacity," in: Methods of Soil Analysis. Part 2, Page, A. L. Ed. Am. Soc. Agron., 1986, pp: 149- 158. <br>[28] S. M. Ross, "Organic matter in tropical soils: current conditions, concerns and prospects for conservation," Prog Phys Geog., vol. 17, pp. 265-305, 1993. <br>[29] M. Sanchez- Maranon, M. Soriano, G. Delgado, and R. Delgado, "Soil quality in Mediterranean mountain environments: Effects of land use change," Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., vol. 66, pp. 948- 958, 2002. <br>[30] I. Shainberg, J. D. Rhoades, and R. J. Prather, "Effect of mineral weathering on clay dispersion and hydraulic conductivity of sodic soils," Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., vol. 45, pp. 273- 277, 1981. <br>[31] Soil Survey Staff, Keys to soil taxonomy, 11th ed., Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture, Natural resources Conservation Service, 2010, 338 p. <br>[32] P. W. Unger, "Management-induced aggregation and organic carbon concentrations in the surface layer of a Torrertic Paleustoll," Soil Till Res., vol. 42, pp. 185-208, 1997. <br>[33] USDA-ERS, Agricultural resources and environmental indicators 1996-1997. in: Agric. Handb. 712, U.S. Gov. Print. Office, Washington, DC., 1997. <br>[34] C. H. M. Van bavel, Mean weight diameter of soil aggregates as a statistical index of aggregation, vol. 14, SSSA Proc., 1950, pp. 20- 23. <br>[35] A. Walkley, and I. A Black, "An examination of the Degtjareff method for determining soil organic matter and a proposed modification of the chromic acid titration method," Soil Sci.,, vol. 37, pp. 29-38, 1934. <br>[36] Y. Wang, X. Zhang, and C. Huang, "Spatial variability of soil total nitrogen and soil total phosphorus under different land uses in a small watershed on the Loess Plateau, China," Geoderma, vol. 150, pp. 141- 149, 2009. <br>[37] J. S. P. Yadav, and I. K. Girdhar, "The effect of different magnesiumcalcium ratios and sodium adsorption values of leaching water on the properties of calcareous soils versus non- calcareous soils," Soil Sci., vol. 131, pp. 194- 198, 1981. </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer> <div id="infolinks" class="pt-3 pb-2"> <div class="container"> <div style="background-color:#f5f5f5;" class="p-3"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-2"> <ul class="list-unstyled"> About <li><a href="https://waset.org/page/support">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://waset.org/page/support#legal-information">Legal</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://publications.waset.org/static/files/WASET-16th-foundational-anniversary.pdf">WASET celebrates its 16th foundational anniversary</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-md-2"> <ul class="list-unstyled"> Account <li><a href="https://waset.org/profile">My Account</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-md-2"> <ul class="list-unstyled"> Explore <li><a href="https://waset.org/disciplines">Disciplines</a></li> <li><a href="https://waset.org/conferences">Conferences</a></li> <li><a href="https://waset.org/conference-programs">Conference Program</a></li> <li><a href="https://waset.org/committees">Committees</a></li> <li><a href="https://publications.waset.org">Publications</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-md-2"> <ul class="list-unstyled"> Research <li><a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts">Abstracts</a></li> <li><a href="https://publications.waset.org">Periodicals</a></li> <li><a href="https://publications.waset.org/archive">Archive</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-md-2"> <ul class="list-unstyled"> Open Science <li><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://publications.waset.org/static/files/Open-Science-Philosophy.pdf">Open Science Philosophy</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://publications.waset.org/static/files/Open-Science-Award.pdf">Open Science Award</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://publications.waset.org/static/files/Open-Society-Open-Science-and-Open-Innovation.pdf">Open Innovation</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://publications.waset.org/static/files/Postdoctoral-Fellowship-Award.pdf">Postdoctoral Fellowship Award</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://publications.waset.org/static/files/Scholarly-Research-Review.pdf">Scholarly Research Review</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-md-2"> <ul class="list-unstyled"> Support <li><a href="https://waset.org/page/support">Support</a></li> <li><a href="https://waset.org/profile/messages/create">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://waset.org/profile/messages/create">Report Abuse</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container text-center"> <hr style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:.3rem;"> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank" class="text-muted small">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</a> <div id="copy" class="mt-2">© 2024 World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</div> </div> </footer> <a href="javascript:" id="return-to-top"><i class="fas fa-arrow-up"></i></a> <div class="modal" id="modal-template"> <div class="modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="row m-0 mt-1"> <div class="col-md-12"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">×</span></button> </div> </div> <div class="modal-body"></div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="https://cdn.waset.org/static/plugins/jquery-3.3.1.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn.waset.org/static/plugins/bootstrap-4.2.1/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn.waset.org/static/js/site.js?v=150220211556"></script> <script> jQuery(document).ready(function() { /*jQuery.get("https://publications.waset.org/xhr/user-menu", function (response) { jQuery('#mainNavMenu').append(response); });*/ jQuery.get({ url: "https://publications.waset.org/xhr/user-menu", cache: false }).then(function(response){ jQuery('#mainNavMenu').append(response); }); }); </script> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

The Comparison of Some Soil Quality Indexes in Different Land uses of Ghareh Aghaj Watershed of Semirom, Isfahan, Iran