Geoinformation Analysis of the Geoecological Condition of the Soil Cover in the Borzhava River Basin of the Ukrainian Carpathians under Erosion–Denudation Processes

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Authors

First and Last Name Academic degree E-mail Affiliation
Mykola Karabiniuk Ph.D. mykola.karabiniuk [at] uzhnu.edu.ua Uzhhorod National University
Uzhhorod , Ukraine
Mykhailo Vovkunovych No mykhailo.vovkunovych [at] uzhnu.edu.ua Uzhhorod National University
Uzhhorod , Ukraine
Vitalia Chyniak Ph.D. vitalia.chyniak [at] uzhnu.edu.ua Uzhhorod National University
Uzhhorod , Ukraine
Vasyl Roman No vasyl.roman [at] uzhnu.edu.ua Uzhhorod National University
Uzhhorod , Ukraine
Vasyl Leta Ph.D. vasyl.leta [at] uzhnu.edu.ua Mukachevo state University
Mukachevo , Ukraine
Uzhhorod National University
Mukachevo , Ukraine

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Abstract 

The study presents an integrated GIS-based assessment of the geoecological condition of soils in the Borzhava River basin under the influence of erosion-denudation processes. The analysis combined morphometric characteristics of relief, hydrographic network structure, soil distribution and land-use patterns. Brown mountain-forest soils occupy about 49.1% of the basin and form the main soil background of the mountainous part. High and very high linear dissection covers 55.4% of the basin, while areas with values above 1 km/km² account for 78.6%, indicating a considerable potential for erosion development. The highest local values approach 4 km/km². The most vulnerable areas are associated with steep disturbed slopes, forest roads, pastures and cultivated lands. The obtained results allow priority zones of soil degradation to be identified and provide a basis for erosion-control measures, sustainable land use, slope stabilization and restoration of degraded soils.

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