The effect of gully erosion on integrated soil quality indices in South of Ardabil

Soil erosion is one of the most important environmental hazards.Investigating the impact of soil erosion on soil quality is possible through the evaluation of soil quality indices in eroded and non-eroded points.Studying the severity of soil erosion in order to protect the soil and investigate and evaluate its risks is of particular importance.There is a significant relationship between increasing soil erosion and decreasing soil quality, therefore soil quality and erosion are closely related phenomena.The main prerequisite for dealing with all types of erosion, including gully erosion, is to predict the risk of gully formation and its effects in different places.The purpose of this study in the south of Ardabil city is to calculate the soil quality indicators and investigate the effect of soil erosion on the quality indicators, compare the correlation between the most important characteristics affecting the soil quality (MDS) and the total characteristics affecting the soil quality (TDS) and provide an index distribution map.The quality of the soil is determined with the help of geostatistical methods.