Anthropogenic influence on erosion intensity changes in the Rasina river watershed - Central Serbia
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Kostadinov, StanimirZlatić, Miodrag
Dragičević, Slavoljub
Novković, Ivan
Kosanin, Olivera
Borisavljević, Ana
Lakićević, Milena
Mlađan, Dragan
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The amount of eroded material in the Republic of Serbia has decreased in the last few decades. The aim of this research is to analyse changes in soil erosion intensity in the Rasina watershed from 1971-2011, caused by factors including changes in land-use, the population and number of households, migrations, and erosion control works. Due to changes in the intensity of erosion processes, the annual gross erosion rate in the study area decreased by 116,140.2 m(3) year(-1), while the sediment yield decreased by 52,727.2 m(3) year(-1). The value of the erosion coefficient was reduced from Z = 0.39 in 1971 to Z = 0.30 in 2011. In this 40-year period, there were no significant changes in natural conditions, and the anthropogenic influences were responsible for the reduced erosion intensity. In the Rasina watershed, almost 8,500 ha upstream from "Celije" dam were treated by bioengineering works. Since 1961, a decrease in the population was typical for all of the valley and mountain settlemen...ts in the Rasina watershed. The percentage of the population engaged in agriculture also decreased during this period, as did the general activity of the population. The analysis shows that the most significant reduction in livestock occurred in the mountain region, which has the best conditions for animal husbandry, followed by the hill region, and finally, the valley region. These results are the basis for water management projects, soil and environmental protection, spatial planning, agriculture, and other human activities.
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soil erosion / demographic and land-use changes / erosion control works / SerbiaSource:
Fresenius environmental bulletin, 2014, 23, 1A, 254-263Publisher:
- Parlar Scientific Publications (P S P), Freising
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- Studying climate change and its influence on environment: impacts, adaptation and mitigation (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-43007)
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JakovTY - JOUR AU - Kostadinov, Stanimir AU - Zlatić, Miodrag AU - Dragičević, Slavoljub AU - Novković, Ivan AU - Kosanin, Olivera AU - Borisavljević, Ana AU - Lakićević, Milena AU - Mlađan, Dragan PY - 2014 UR - http://jakov.kpu.edu.rs/handle/123456789/588 AB - The amount of eroded material in the Republic of Serbia has decreased in the last few decades. The aim of this research is to analyse changes in soil erosion intensity in the Rasina watershed from 1971-2011, caused by factors including changes in land-use, the population and number of households, migrations, and erosion control works. Due to changes in the intensity of erosion processes, the annual gross erosion rate in the study area decreased by 116,140.2 m(3) year(-1), while the sediment yield decreased by 52,727.2 m(3) year(-1). The value of the erosion coefficient was reduced from Z = 0.39 in 1971 to Z = 0.30 in 2011. In this 40-year period, there were no significant changes in natural conditions, and the anthropogenic influences were responsible for the reduced erosion intensity. In the Rasina watershed, almost 8,500 ha upstream from "Celije" dam were treated by bioengineering works. Since 1961, a decrease in the population was typical for all of the valley and mountain settlements in the Rasina watershed. The percentage of the population engaged in agriculture also decreased during this period, as did the general activity of the population. The analysis shows that the most significant reduction in livestock occurred in the mountain region, which has the best conditions for animal husbandry, followed by the hill region, and finally, the valley region. These results are the basis for water management projects, soil and environmental protection, spatial planning, agriculture, and other human activities. PB - Parlar Scientific Publications (P S P), Freising T2 - Fresenius environmental bulletin T1 - Anthropogenic influence on erosion intensity changes in the Rasina river watershed - Central Serbia VL - 23 IS - 1A SP - 254 EP - 263 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_jakov_588 ER -
@article{ author = "Kostadinov, Stanimir and Zlatić, Miodrag and Dragičević, Slavoljub and Novković, Ivan and Kosanin, Olivera and Borisavljević, Ana and Lakićević, Milena and Mlađan, Dragan", year = "2014", abstract = "The amount of eroded material in the Republic of Serbia has decreased in the last few decades. The aim of this research is to analyse changes in soil erosion intensity in the Rasina watershed from 1971-2011, caused by factors including changes in land-use, the population and number of households, migrations, and erosion control works. Due to changes in the intensity of erosion processes, the annual gross erosion rate in the study area decreased by 116,140.2 m(3) year(-1), while the sediment yield decreased by 52,727.2 m(3) year(-1). The value of the erosion coefficient was reduced from Z = 0.39 in 1971 to Z = 0.30 in 2011. In this 40-year period, there were no significant changes in natural conditions, and the anthropogenic influences were responsible for the reduced erosion intensity. In the Rasina watershed, almost 8,500 ha upstream from "Celije" dam were treated by bioengineering works. Since 1961, a decrease in the population was typical for all of the valley and mountain settlements in the Rasina watershed. The percentage of the population engaged in agriculture also decreased during this period, as did the general activity of the population. The analysis shows that the most significant reduction in livestock occurred in the mountain region, which has the best conditions for animal husbandry, followed by the hill region, and finally, the valley region. These results are the basis for water management projects, soil and environmental protection, spatial planning, agriculture, and other human activities.", publisher = "Parlar Scientific Publications (P S P), Freising", journal = "Fresenius environmental bulletin", title = "Anthropogenic influence on erosion intensity changes in the Rasina river watershed - Central Serbia", volume = "23", number = "1A", pages = "254-263", url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_jakov_588" }
Kostadinov, S., Zlatić, M., Dragičević, S., Novković, I., Kosanin, O., Borisavljević, A., Lakićević, M.,& Mlađan, D.. (2014). Anthropogenic influence on erosion intensity changes in the Rasina river watershed - Central Serbia. in Fresenius environmental bulletin Parlar Scientific Publications (P S P), Freising., 23(1A), 254-263. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_jakov_588
Kostadinov S, Zlatić M, Dragičević S, Novković I, Kosanin O, Borisavljević A, Lakićević M, Mlađan D. Anthropogenic influence on erosion intensity changes in the Rasina river watershed - Central Serbia. in Fresenius environmental bulletin. 2014;23(1A):254-263. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_jakov_588 .
Kostadinov, Stanimir, Zlatić, Miodrag, Dragičević, Slavoljub, Novković, Ivan, Kosanin, Olivera, Borisavljević, Ana, Lakićević, Milena, Mlađan, Dragan, "Anthropogenic influence on erosion intensity changes in the Rasina river watershed - Central Serbia" in Fresenius environmental bulletin, 23, no. 1A (2014):254-263, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_jakov_588 .