Future soil erosion trends in Canadian agricultural lands from runoff and sustainability impacts.

ABSTRACT: Human activities have significantly altered agricultural regions, leading to critical issues such as reduced soil fertility, biodiversity loss, and accelerated soil erosion. Despite their importance, reliable erosion maps for Canadian croplands remain scarce, hindering effective mitigation strategies. Here, we aimed to map erosion-prone areas in Canada by combining remote sensing and artificial intelligence methods under current and future climate scenarios from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). Our results revealed that, on a national average, soil erosion in Canada ranges from 4.72 to 6.64 t/ha/yr. All the scenarios indicate an increase in soil erosion over time. Soil degradation could become a more severe problem in the future. Our findings revealed that by 2030

SUBMITTER: Amiri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12223118 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature