Vegetation cover-wind erosion correlation: A case study

OpenAlex İngilizce

Plants, indispensable in all respects for other living things, are also indispensable for the inanimate soil on which they grow and feed. A land devoid of vegetation is vulnerable both in terms of itself and the many animal species living there. In this study the relationship between vegetation cover and wind erosion processes was investigated. A total of 57 soil samples were taken in different ways from areas protected and unprotected from wind erosion in Igdir-Aralik, which is the second largest wind erosion area in Turkey. For physical and chemical analyses of the samples, texture, carbonate, pH, aggregate stability, organic matter and electrical conductivity values were determined after dry sieving with 2 mm, 1 mm, 0.84 mm, 0.42 mm, 0.106 mm, 0.020 mm and <0.020 mm sieve values. According to Duncan multiple comparison test results, most of the data were found to be statistically insignificant. These results revealed that the percentage of vegetation cover and conservation practices in study area are insufficient.