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Table 5 Spatial factors influencing soil erosion and nutrient loss

From: Landscape pattern analysis using GIS and remote sensing to diagnose soil erosion and nutrient availability in two agroecological zones of Southern Mali

District/Agroecology

R

K

LS

P

C

Bougouni

683–180

0.073–0.015

1.4–58

0.55–1

Refer Table 2

Koutiala

477–226

1.4–33

1.4–33

0.55–1

Refer Table 2

  1. R = Rainfall Erosivity in MJmmha−1 h−1 y−1, K = Soil Erodibility (K) t.ha.h. ha−1 MJ−1 mm−1, LS = Slope Length (L) and Slope (S) Factors, P = Crop Support Practice Factor, C = Cropping Management Factor