Effect of Anthropogenic Action And Erosion on The Structural Stability of Steppe Soil (Case of Maamora Area) Saida. Algeria

Borsali Amine Habib

Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2014

Effect of Anthropogenic Action And Erosion on The Structural Stability of Steppe Soil (Case of Maamora Area) Saida. Algeria

Borsali Amine Habib

Abstract :

The municipality of Maamora is located to the South of the wilaya of Sa&iuml;da (Algeria). This is one of the most important dairates of the wilaya on agricultural and forestry plan. Alteration of the structure of the soil poses both agronomic and environmental issues including erosion, surface runoff and ground movement. The objective of this work was to study the structural stability of soils of two stations exposed to phenomena of erosion and overgrazing found in these plots and two other stations having granted where defends it y has no trace of erosion or pastoral pressure. The structural stability was measured according to the procedure proposed by (Le Bissonnais, 1996). The results show that the structural stability is under the effect of anthropogenic stress (overgrazing) and erosions. From these results, it can be said that implementing defends is a long&ndash;term solution for the protection of steppe soil of different degradation.