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Connecting present and future soil erosion risk in the upper Tagus river Region of Portugal

datacite.subject.fosCiências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente
datacite.subject.sdg13:Ação Climática
datacite.subject.sdg15:Proteger a Vida Terrestre
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, A.C.
dc.contributor.authorQuinta-Nova, L.
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, M.C.H.
dc.contributor.editorÇiner, A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-08T15:41:13Z
dc.date.available2025-10-08T15:41:13Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractSoil water erosion causes soil degradation, affecting its fertility and, consequently, leading to the loss of its productive capacity and may contribute to a process of desertification. Countries in the Mediterranean basin are under the influence of a climate pattern that is unfavorable to maintaining effective soil cover, with peak precipitation events occurring, and an increase in soil erosion rates is expected in changing scenarios. Climate, where the occurrence of extreme meteorological phenomena will be more frequent. The aim of this study is to evaluate the present situation and estimate the future soil erosion risk of in the upper region of the Portuguese part of the Tagus River basin, where agricultural use and livestock activities are dominant in soils that are highly susceptible to erosion. The soil loss estimation was carried out for the current situation and for the climatic conditions projected for 2050, considering two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5). We use the RUSLE methodology to determine the risk of soil water erosion. Although annual precipitation decreases for both RCPs, the erosivity index will increase in both scenarios. Our findings provide insights into the consequences of socioeconomic development options on physical land degradation and loss. To understand the process of soil water erosion, using modeling and other tools, is very important for the design of policy instruments that minimize the effects of climate change on soil.eng
dc.identifier.citationDUARTE, A.C., QUINTA-NOVA, L.C., HORTA, C. (2025) - Connecting present and future soil erosion risk in the upper Tagus river Region of Portugal. In MedGU Annual Meeting, Istambil, 2023 - Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science, Paleoclimate, and Karst. Springer, Cham. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-86866-5_1
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-031-86866-5_1
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-031-86865-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/10323
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relationThis work is supported by FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., under the project UIDB/00681/2020
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-86866-5_1
dc.rights.uriN/A
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectLand cover
dc.subjectRainfall
dc.subjectSoil loss
dc.titleConnecting present and future soil erosion risk in the upper Tagus river Region of Portugaleng
dc.typeconference paper
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceIstambul
oaire.citation.endPage8
oaire.citation.startPage3
oaire.citation.titleRecent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science, Paleoclimate, and Karst
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_71e4c1898caa6e32
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