Monitoring and protection of deflated agricultural landscapes of the central caucasus

Abstract

The purpose of our work is to analyze the results of monitoring agricultural landscapes exposed to wind erosion and develop recommendations for their protection and further use, depending on their quality condition. Monitoring data allows us to assess the state of agricultural land and make recommendations for their further use. During the research, modern methods of territory survey were used, such as remote sensing of the earth using satellite images and unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as ground - based methods for detecting deflated land. Deflated areas of agricultural landscapes were identified, the area, the degree of their degradation, the causes of their occurrence and the percentage of increase in the area relative to previous surveys were determined. The results of monitoring of agricultural landscapes show that the area of land subject to wind erosion tends to increase, and in addition, there is an increase in the area of land with a medium, strong and very strong degree of degradation. The obtained research results give an idea of the current state of agricultural landscapes that have undergone deflation, and also allow us to propose a number of measures aimed at their improvement and preservation. It should also be noted that not taking urgent measures to correct the current situation will lead to the loss of large areas of agricultural land in all administrative districts of the region.