Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 6(12): 1838-1843, 2018 Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology Available online, ISSN: 2148-127X www.agrifoodscience.com, Turkish Science and Technology Estimation of Soil Losses in a Slope Area of Tokat Province through USLE and WEPP Model Saniye Demir1*, İrfan Oğuz1, Erhan Özer2 1Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Agricultural Faculty, Gaziosmanpaşa University, 60100 Tokat, Turkey 2Middle Black Sea Passage Agricultural Research Institute F. 60250 Tokat, Turkey A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Tokat is one of the developing provinces in terms of urbanism. Therefore, the land use Research Articles changes city-wide which closely affects soil erosion. Numerical estimation of soil erosion is very important to prevent soil losses. In this study, USLE and WEPP Hillslope model Received 18 October 2018 were used to estimate the long-term soil losses in a slope area which used to be a pasture Accepted 10 December 2018 land and then turned into a fruit orchard in Büyükbeybağı area of Tokat province. Erosion sensitivity of the soil in the slope area was detected to be very low. Erosivity value of the Keywords: area is low, soil is resistant to erosion due to pasture land use type and fruit orchard use Universal soil loss equation WEPP model type does not require intense soil cultivation practices. For all these reasons, both Soil loss estimation technologies estimated soil losses of the land to be low. Soil properties Land use *Corresponding Author: E-mail:
[email protected] Türk Tarım – Gıda Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 6(12): 1838-1843, 2018 Tokat İlin’de Bir Yamaç Arazide Toprak Kayıplarının USLE ve WEPP Model ile Tahmin Edilmesi M A K A L E B İ L G İ S İ Ö Z Tokat, şehircilik bakımından gelişmekte olan illerden birisidir.