Off-Road Vehicle Tracks and Grazing Points in Relation to Soil Compaction and Land Degradation

摘要: The land degradation in Kuwait presents into two main forms, namely, soil compaction and loss to native plants. These forms of are highly related off-road vehicle tracks grazing points. Therefore, the points were delineated for first time within all using Worldview Rapid Eye images 2017 ArcGIS. There is 871,811 livestock (sheep, goats, camels) spread 2473 was detected open desert 2017. around 354 as average each point. total length 14,774.7 km over which equivalent 1.16 times more than planet earth mean diameter. a leading cause Kuwait. Aeolian activities monitored 1 year at downwind an track 10 m, 50 m, 200 m. results show quantities mobile sand, dust trapped 10 50 m compared with 200 m distance from track. Consequently, area affected by due 1390.23 km2 representing 7.8% It concluded that other, both jumped higher densities urban watering As result, it strongly recommended develop national action plan control putting practice proper rangeland management Steps outlined this study.