The action of erosion processes induced by anthropogenic activity for some study areas in the southern Bărăgan Plain
The action of erosion processes induced by anthropogenic activity for some study areas in the southern Bărăgan Plain

Summary/Abstract: The manifestation of erosion processes on the relief and the geographical environment presents a series of particularities imposed by the flat plain space, located near or even in contact with the Danube valley. An important influence on the development of the processes is given by the activity of the anthropogenic factor, manifested especially by the agricultural cultivation of field surfaces, used as agricultural land. The anthropogenic intervention is done through the complex of agricultural works, starting from ploughing, cultivating, weeding, applying agrochemical amendments and reaching the arrangement of irrigation systems and bringing water from the Danube, by pumping upstream on the canal network. Carrying out a study in such a direction requires the identification of representative areas for Bărăgan, establishing the degree of anthropogenic impact in the development of erosion processes manifested especially on the soil. Against the background of the quantification of field research and by applying a calculation formula, a series of specific indices are obtained that are analysed in establishing the characteristics of the erosion processes. The results obtained are not so impressive in their spectacularity, because the relief of this space is not varied, but they aim to highlight the lesser-known aspects of the morphological dynamics that a flat plain space can have.

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