Determination of Cover Management and Soil Loss Risk Mapping by Sub-Districts and River Catchments of Cameron Highlands Malaysia

Uncontrolled deforestation and land clearing for agricultural, urban development, and infrastructure construction without considering cover management (C&P) factors have resulted in severe soil erosion over the land surface of Cameron Highlands in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. Thus, this study...

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Autores principales:	Roslan Zainal Abidin, Mohd Amirul Mahamud, Mohd Fazly Yusof, Nor Azazi Zakaria, Mohd Aminur Rashid Mohd Amiruddin Arumugam
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	conservation practice factor cover management factor <i>C</i> factor <i>P</i> factor Agriculture S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:da1631f62c7a433d98301d585ce25f0b2021-11-25T18:09:29ZDetermination of Cover Management and Soil Loss Risk Mapping by Sub-Districts and River Catchments of Cameron Highlands Malaysia10.3390/land101111812073-445Xhttps://doaj.org/article/da1631f62c7a433d98301d585ce25f0b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/11/1181https://doaj.org/toc/2073-445XUncontrolled deforestation and land clearing for agricultural, urban development, and infrastructure construction without considering cover management (C&P) factors have resulted in severe soil erosion over the land surface of Cameron Highlands in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. Thus, this study determines the C&P factors for the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) to forecast soil loss risk. Land use and land cover recorded by PLANMalaysia and the Department of Agriculture (DOA) Malaysia have produced different C&P factors in Cameron Highlands. The C&P factor produced from PLANMalaysia and the DOA has values ranging between 0.01 to 1.00 and 0.30 to 0.49, respectively. Since the C&P factor varies according to the data source, this study combined both data sources to capture both agricultural and urban development impacts, resulting in an acceptable C&P factor. These new C&P factors have improved the prediction of soil loss risk with 15.63% (10,581.86 hectares) of the Cameron Highlands area classified as having a moderate–critical soil loss risk compared to DOA 7.16% (4844.97 hectares) and PLANMalaysia’s 11.46% (7725.26 hectares). Thus, local authorities must strengthen all regulations and policies to address the predicted moderate–critical soil loss risk in Cameron Highlands, thereby preventing severe soil erosion.Roslan Zainal AbidinMohd Amirul MahamudMohd Fazly YusofNor Azazi ZakariaMohd Aminur Rashid Mohd Amiruddin ArumugamMDPI AGarticleconservation practice factorcover management factor<i>C</i> factor<i>P</i> factorAgricultureSENLand, Vol 10, Iss 1181, p 1181 (2021)
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topic	conservation practice factor cover management factor <i>C</i> factor <i>P</i> factor Agriculture S
spellingShingle	conservation practice factor cover management factor <i>C</i> factor <i>P</i> factor Agriculture S Roslan Zainal Abidin Mohd Amirul Mahamud Mohd Fazly Yusof Nor Azazi Zakaria Mohd Aminur Rashid Mohd Amiruddin Arumugam Determination of Cover Management and Soil Loss Risk Mapping by Sub-Districts and River Catchments of Cameron Highlands Malaysia
description	Uncontrolled deforestation and land clearing for agricultural, urban development, and infrastructure construction without considering cover management (C&P) factors have resulted in severe soil erosion over the land surface of Cameron Highlands in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. Thus, this study determines the C&P factors for the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) to forecast soil loss risk. Land use and land cover recorded by PLANMalaysia and the Department of Agriculture (DOA) Malaysia have produced different C&P factors in Cameron Highlands. The C&P factor produced from PLANMalaysia and the DOA has values ranging between 0.01 to 1.00 and 0.30 to 0.49, respectively. Since the C&P factor varies according to the data source, this study combined both data sources to capture both agricultural and urban development impacts, resulting in an acceptable C&P factor. These new C&P factors have improved the prediction of soil loss risk with 15.63% (10,581.86 hectares) of the Cameron Highlands area classified as having a moderate–critical soil loss risk compared to DOA 7.16% (4844.97 hectares) and PLANMalaysia’s 11.46% (7725.26 hectares). Thus, local authorities must strengthen all regulations and policies to address the predicted moderate–critical soil loss risk in Cameron Highlands, thereby preventing severe soil erosion.
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author	Roslan Zainal Abidin Mohd Amirul Mahamud Mohd Fazly Yusof Nor Azazi Zakaria Mohd Aminur Rashid Mohd Amiruddin Arumugam
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title	Determination of Cover Management and Soil Loss Risk Mapping by Sub-Districts and River Catchments of Cameron Highlands Malaysia
title_short	Determination of Cover Management and Soil Loss Risk Mapping by Sub-Districts and River Catchments of Cameron Highlands Malaysia
title_full	Determination of Cover Management and Soil Loss Risk Mapping by Sub-Districts and River Catchments of Cameron Highlands Malaysia
title_fullStr	Determination of Cover Management and Soil Loss Risk Mapping by Sub-Districts and River Catchments of Cameron Highlands Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Determination of Cover Management and Soil Loss Risk Mapping by Sub-Districts and River Catchments of Cameron Highlands Malaysia
title_sort	determination of cover management and soil loss risk mapping by sub-districts and river catchments of cameron highlands malaysia
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/da1631f62c7a433d98301d585ce25f0b
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Determination of Cover Management and Soil Loss Risk Mapping by Sub-Districts and River Catchments of Cameron Highlands Malaysia

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