ASSOCIATED WITH LAND COVER IN THE GREAT CAUCASUS AND IMPORTANT ASPECTS FOR EFFICIENT USE

Hajiyeva G. N., Hajiyeva A. Z., Jafarova F. M.

REVISTA UNIVERSIDAD Y SOCIEDAD, vol.15, no.1, pp.277-284, 2023 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Journal Name: REVISTA UNIVERSIDAD Y SOCIEDAD
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.277-284
  • Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Soil is one of the important factors in the landscape, it is the most fertile layer of the Earth and is estimated as one of the main elements for the development of agriculture. Due to the historical exploitation by different agricultural activities several areas have been impacted by the reduction of the fertile layer of soil covers. However, this problem has grown more recently. The intensification of development in the world, including in Azerbaijan and its regions has led to the loss of the original state of natural ecosystems and their components, changing the ecological environment. The latest variable of these components, but the greatest impact of the loss of fertility on the environment is soil cover. Ecological problems like decreased soil pro-ductivity, intensification of the erosion process, acceleration of degradation, and so on highlights the importance of a rational use of soil. Taking this into account the goal of this work was to analyze the importance and the sensitiveness of soil cover to accomplish a rational use as well as ways of protection in the Great Caucasus zone in Azerbaijan.