Processes and Status of Land Degradation in a Plateau Fringe Region of Tropical Environment

• Published in: Environmental processes Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 663 - 682
• Main Author: Mahala, Avijit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.09.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agricultural management; Anthropogenic factors; Biodegradation; Climate change; Deforestation; Drainage; Drainage density; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Ecological function; Environmental Management; Environmental Science and Engineering; Geology; Geomorphology; Groundwater; Intensive farming; Land cover; Land degradation; Land management; Land use; Original Article; Physical factors; Rainfall; Rainfall intensity; Rivers; Soil degradation; Soil erosion; Soils; Tropical environment; Tropical environments; Waste Management/Waste Technology; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Irrigation intensity; Soil degradation; Eastern Chotanagpur plateau; Land degradation vulnerability; Weighted multiplication; Land degradation; Anthropogenic activities

The concept of land degradation means a temporary or permanent long-term decline in an ecosystem function and its productive capacity. Land degradation is the result of numerous factors or a combination thereof, including physical (climate change, soil degradation) as well as anthropogenic activitie...