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Research Title The Impact of Expanding Rubber Tree Plantation on Soil Erosion in the Mekong Sub Basin. 
Date of Distribution 22 October 2013 
Conference
     Title of the Conference Proceedings of the 34th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2013 
     Organiser Indonesian Remote Sensing Society and Asian Association on Remote Sensing  
     Conference Place Kartika Plaza Hotel 
     Province/State Bali – Indonesia 
     Conference Date 20 October 2013 
     To 24 October 2013 
Proceeding Paper
     Volume 2013 
     Issue
     Page 4305-4311 
     Editors/edition/publisher Pramono, G.H./Asian Association on Remote Sensing ( AARS ) 
     Abstract The rapid expansion of rubber tree plantation has replaced traditional crops and has had consequences for degraded ecosystem and soil erosion. Information about the impact of rubber tree plantation on soil loss is urgently needed for advance protection of the regional ecosystem. The study aimed to identify the expansion areas and its impact on soil erosion occurring under the different age rubber tree plantation. The study area, Huai Bang Sai, Muk Dahan Province, located in Northeast Thailand and covers an area of about 1382 km2. The objective of this study was to estimate soil erosion as a result of expanding rubber tree plantation with the use of satellite data and the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE). We used Thaichote multispectral data and aerial orthophotography acquired in 2012 and 2002 respectively for identifying land cover/land use changes (LCLUC). Supervised method was applied for Thaichote data with B1, B2 and NDVI channel input for the classification to identify LCLU and the rubber tree plantation area. On screen digitizing method was used for the aerial orthophography to derive LCLU. We applied the RUSLE model to estimate soil loss under different LCLU types each of the RUSLE factors was established and spatially overlaid using GIS. Increase in rubber tree plantation from 0.45 percent in 2002 to 11.75 percent in 2012 was found from the two images used. The finding indicates that no significant difference in soil loss between young/middle rubber trees and traditional field crops (cassava and sugar cane) for gentle slope steepness. The encroachment of rubber tree on ecological forest entails severe amount of soil loss. Replacing the bare swidden land with rubber tree plantation contributes lesser extent of soil loss. Information obtained, both spatial and quantitative soil losses including LCLUC can be used for advance protection of the regional ecosystem.  
Author
557020068-3 Miss WASANA PUTKLANG [Main Author]
Science Doctoral Degree

Peer Review Status มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ 
Level of Conference นานาชาติ 
Type of Proceeding Full paper 
Type of Presentation Oral 
Part of thesis true 
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