Soil degradation is a global problem and researchers are facing the challenge of assessing the scale, trends, and consequences of contributing processes. With this in mind, this study implemented the new concept of multiple soil degradation indices (MSDI) for the first time in the region of Sumadija and Western Serbia (SWS). This concept enables the simultaneous integration of several environmental components that can act separately or synergistically and offers concrete answers and information on the state and distribution of physical (PSDI), chemical (CSDI) and biological (BSDI) soil degradation. Using several different geospatial-modelled approaches, results indicated that physical degradation was the greatest contributor to soil degradation in the SWS region with an impact of 55%, followed by chemical degradation at 16%, while biological degradation only had a 6% impact. The dominant indicator of physical degradation was the vegetation cover management factor with an impact of appr...oximately 58%, while for chemical degradation it was soil organic matter, with a relative impact of almost 49%. Total microflora and total number of fungi were the most significant biological indicators with an average impact of approximately 43%. In addition, this study indicated that about 59% of the region is currently degraded, with about 44% of it classified as moderately degraded. The results of this study offer new insights into the geospatial dynamics of interactive degradation processes in Serbia and can form the basis for strengthening scientific, expert, and political support when implementing international and national policies concerned with protecting soil from degradation.
Keywords:
Spatial analysis / Serbia / Multiple soil degradation / Modelling
TY - JOUR
AU - Perović, Veljko
AU - Čakmak, Dragan
AU - Stajković-Srbinović, Olivera
AU - Mrvić, Vesna
AU - Belanović Simić, Snežana
AU - Matić, Marija
AU - Pavlović, Dragana
AU - Jaramaz, Darko
AU - Mitrović, Miroslava
AU - Pavlović, Pavle
PY - 2023
UR - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1431
AB - Soil degradation is a global problem and researchers are facing the challenge of assessing the scale, trends, and consequences of contributing processes. With this in mind, this study implemented the new concept of multiple soil degradation indices (MSDI) for the first time in the region of Sumadija and Western Serbia (SWS). This concept enables the simultaneous integration of several environmental components that can act separately or synergistically and offers concrete answers and information on the state and distribution of physical (PSDI), chemical (CSDI) and biological (BSDI) soil degradation. Using several different geospatial-modelled approaches, results indicated that physical degradation was the greatest contributor to soil degradation in the SWS region with an impact of 55%, followed by chemical degradation at 16%, while biological degradation only had a 6% impact. The dominant indicator of physical degradation was the vegetation cover management factor with an impact of approximately 58%, while for chemical degradation it was soil organic matter, with a relative impact of almost 49%. Total microflora and total number of fungi were the most significant biological indicators with an average impact of approximately 43%. In addition, this study indicated that about 59% of the region is currently degraded, with about 44% of it classified as moderately degraded. The results of this study offer new insights into the geospatial dynamics of interactive degradation processes in Serbia and can form the basis for strengthening scientific, expert, and political support when implementing international and national policies concerned with protecting soil from degradation.
T2 - Ecological Indicators
T1 - A conceptual modelling framework for assessment multiple soil degradation: A case study in the region of Sumadija and Western Serbia
VL - 148
DO - 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110096
UR - conv_1703
ER -
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year = "2023",
abstract = "Soil degradation is a global problem and researchers are facing the challenge of assessing the scale, trends, and consequences of contributing processes. With this in mind, this study implemented the new concept of multiple soil degradation indices (MSDI) for the first time in the region of Sumadija and Western Serbia (SWS). This concept enables the simultaneous integration of several environmental components that can act separately or synergistically and offers concrete answers and information on the state and distribution of physical (PSDI), chemical (CSDI) and biological (BSDI) soil degradation. Using several different geospatial-modelled approaches, results indicated that physical degradation was the greatest contributor to soil degradation in the SWS region with an impact of 55%, followed by chemical degradation at 16%, while biological degradation only had a 6% impact. The dominant indicator of physical degradation was the vegetation cover management factor with an impact of approximately 58%, while for chemical degradation it was soil organic matter, with a relative impact of almost 49%. Total microflora and total number of fungi were the most significant biological indicators with an average impact of approximately 43%. In addition, this study indicated that about 59% of the region is currently degraded, with about 44% of it classified as moderately degraded. The results of this study offer new insights into the geospatial dynamics of interactive degradation processes in Serbia and can form the basis for strengthening scientific, expert, and political support when implementing international and national policies concerned with protecting soil from degradation.",
journal = "Ecological Indicators",
title = "A conceptual modelling framework for assessment multiple soil degradation: A case study in the region of Sumadija and Western Serbia",
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Perović, V., Čakmak, D., Stajković-Srbinović, O., Mrvić, V., Belanović Simić, S., Matić, M., Pavlović, D., Jaramaz, D., Mitrović, M.,& Pavlović, P.. (2023). A conceptual modelling framework for assessment multiple soil degradation: A case study in the region of Sumadija and Western Serbia. in Ecological Indicators, 148.
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Perović V, Čakmak D, Stajković-Srbinović O, Mrvić V, Belanović Simić S, Matić M, Pavlović D, Jaramaz D, Mitrović M, Pavlović P. A conceptual modelling framework for assessment multiple soil degradation: A case study in the region of Sumadija and Western Serbia. in Ecological Indicators. 2023;148.
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Perović, Veljko, Čakmak, Dragan, Stajković-Srbinović, Olivera, Mrvić, Vesna, Belanović Simić, Snežana, Matić, Marija, Pavlović, Dragana, Jaramaz, Darko, Mitrović, Miroslava, Pavlović, Pavle, "A conceptual modelling framework for assessment multiple soil degradation: A case study in the region of Sumadija and Western Serbia" in Ecological Indicators, 148 (2023),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110096 .,
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