Typology characterisation and monitoring of arid soils in an agroecosystem environment : Case of Ziban oasis, Algeria

• Autorzy: Belghemmaz Salah , Fenni Mohamed , Chomontowski Chrystian , Louadj Yacine , Afrasinei Mihaela G. , Degui Nouara

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/jwld.2024.150275

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study addresses date palm growth and Saharan agriculture’s substantial environmental changes in Ziban agroecosystems (ZAE). Arid climate and vulnerable soils make oasis environments fragile. Most soils are sandy and rich in saline accumulations. This study characterised ZAE dry soils, determined its typology using the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) classification and US soil taxonomy (ST), and assessed their degradation using remote sensing (RS). Fieldwork identified representative oasis based on gypsum, calcareous crusts, and salinity. Ten soil profiles were selected using two topo-sequences, and 27 samples were obtained at 0-30, 30-60, and 60-120 cm. Analyses were carried out on organic matter (OM), pH, electrical conductivity (diluted extract 1:5), CaCO 3 , gypsum, and soil texture. Oasis soils are dominated by gypsum and are all affected by salinity. The rates of OM and CaCO 3 are low to moderate. The land use and degraded areas were identified using RS data, field research, and soil analytical results. Soil classification revealed variability in soil diversity. The Typic and Gypsic Haplosalids’ ST soil group (SG) and the WRB Reference Soil Group (RSG) of Gypsic Solonchaks (Hypersalic) and Yermic Gypsic Solonchaks are equivalent. The Typic Haplogypsids and Typic Petrogypsids (ST) correspond to the Gypsisols (WRB). The Typic Torripsamments (ST) are correlated with the Arenosls (WRB). Differentiating degraded areas according to their degree of degradation and specific soil features is made possible by characterising the soils and identifying their typology. Farmers must use the right management strategies for each situation to sustain the oasis agroecosystem.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

agroecosystem; date palm; remote sensing; soil classification; soil degradation; soil taxonomy; World Reference Base

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo ITP
• Czasopismo: Journal of Water and Land Development
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: no. 61
• Strony: 213--226
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 78 poz., mapy, rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Belghemmaz Salah

• Ferhat Abbas University, Setif-1, Department of Biology and Plant Ecology, Laboratory for the Valorisation of Natural Biological Resources, El Bez University Campus, Sétif-1, 19000, Sétif, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1470-0480

autor

Fenni Mohamed

• Ferhat Abbas University, Setif-1, Department of Biology and Plant Ecology, Laboratory for the Valorisation of Natural Biological Resources, El Bez University Campus, Sétif-1, 19000, Sétif, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5804-6021

autor

Chomontowski Chrystian

• Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, Nowoursynowska St, 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7810-5502

autor

Louadj Yacine

• Ferhat Abbas University, Setif-1, Department of Agronomic Sciences, El Bez University Campus, Sétif-1, 19000, Sétif, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-1797

autor

Afrasinei Mihaela G.

• Technological University Dublin, School of Surveying and Construction Management, Bolton St, Dublin D01 K822, Ireland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0387-5932

autor

Degui Nouara

• University Saad Dahleb, Department of Agronomic Sciences, Soumâa road, 09000, Blida, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4816-7648

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