Desertification could be traced back to one or many factors. Thus, to cope with such a phenomenon, there exists a need for a profound understanding of the processes and the causes. The study area of the current paper is the extent of Shahrekord’s Marghzar as an important case amongst the important ones of the province. In order to evaluate the roots of desertification in the area, the Iranian m...

to assessment and preparation of desertification mapping, much research has been conducted ever within and outside the country that has led to numerous regional models. to provide a regional model and quantitative assessment of current state of desertification, shahrbabak plain with an area of 4112 square kilometers (km2) located in the northwest of kerman province were considered. in this stud...

Addressing the global challenges of desertification, land degradation, and drought (DLDD), their impacts on achieving sustainable development goals for coupled human-environmental systems is a key component 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development. In particular, Development Goal (SDG) 15.3 aims to, “by 2030, combat restore degraded soil, including affected by floods, strive to achieve degradation-n...

Continuous desertification of arable lands mandates use of low quality/ saline water for irrigation, especially in regions experiencing water shortage. Using low quality/ saline water for irrigation imposes more stress on plants that are already under stress in these regions. Thus, a logical solution will be to find a salt/ drought-tolerant plant species that will survive/sustain under such str...

Investigation of desertification trend needs understanding of phenomena creating changes singly or action and reaction together in the manner that these changes were ended up in land degradation. In investigation of pedological criterion onland degradation in Quaternary rock units, first, a part of the Rude-Shoor watershed area was selected. After distinguishing target area, maps of slope class...

To investigate pedological criterion on land degradation in Quaternary rock units, at first, a part of the shoor watershed area was selected. After distinguishing target area, slope classes, land use and geology maps were created, then map of units were founded by overlaying and crossing these maps. In this research three indices of erodibility, salinity and permeability of soils were considere...