Assessment of vulnerability to soil loss with the implementation of the Serra Dourada State Park - Goiás

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https://doi.org/10.5216/ag.v18i3.78692

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The article aimed to identify areas vulnerable to soil loss and erosion in the Serra Dourada State Park and its two-kilometer surroundings, with the additional aim of verifying whether the delimitation of the Conservation Unit had a preservation effect. The years 1985, 2003 and 2022 were adopted as a time frame, therefore considering a time frame before and after the 2003 park creation decree. Three soil loss diagnoses were generated from the application of the Universal Loss Equation of Soil (USLE). It was observed that the main changes in soil loss classes were due to the conversion of areas with natural cover and appropriation for agricultural activities. Through visual inspection of satellite images, 294 erosion points were identified, of which 121 are within the park and 26 are critical erosions. The results show that the creation of the Conservation Unit was not enough to guarantee environmental preservation, however, it reduced the advancement of degradation over space.

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2024-12-29

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FERREIRA OLIVEIRA, D.; TYRONE SILVA ALMEIDA, R. Assessment of vulnerability to soil loss with the implementation of the Serra Dourada State Park - Goiás. Ateliê Geográfico Journal, Goiânia, v. 18, n. 3, p. 211–245, 2024. DOI: 10.5216/ag.v18i3.78692. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/atelie/article/view/78692. Acesso em: 9 jan. 2025.

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