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Critical factors affecting the desertification in Pa Deng, adjoining area of Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand

The aim of this study is to discuss and analyze key factors that affect the desertification in Pa Deng Sub-district, Thailand, in order to assess the desertification risk of the sites. The MEDALUS Model was used to conduct the desertification risk assessment. The spatial analysis study was done with Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) programs. The key factors that had an impact on the desertification in Pa Deng area are climatic factor, soil factors (soil texture, fertility and erosion) and human activity factor (land use). The results revealed that the majority of the plain area in Pa Deng was at moderate desertification risk. The critical factor that increased the risk of decertification was soil erosion.

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Field Value
Document type Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Language of document
  • English
Topics
  • Forest cover
  • Land
  • Land policy and administration
  • Soil management
Geographic area (spatial range)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Thailand
Copyright Unclear copyright
Version / Edition 1.0
License CC-BY-4.0
Contact

Dr. Saowanee Wijitkosum, Environmental Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. E-mail: w.m.saowanee@gmail.com.

Author (individual) Wijitkosum, Saowanee
Publication place Thailand
Publisher Thai Society of Higher Education Institutes on Environment
Publication date 2010
Pagination 12
General note

EnvironmentAsia Volume 7,Number 2,87-98

Date uploaded June 29, 2015, 05:40 (UTC)
Date modified March 13, 2018, 09:30 (UTC)