Assessment of soil erosion vulnerability in the heavily populated and ecologically fragile communities in Motozintla de Mendoza, Chiapas, Mexico

González-Morales, Selene B.; Mayer, Alex; Ramírez-Marcial, Neptalí

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-745-2018

Articles | Volume 9, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-745-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-745-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 3

Research article

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13 Jun 2018

Research article |

| 13 Jun 2018

Assessment of soil erosion vulnerability in the heavily populated and ecologically fragile communities in Motozintla de Mendoza, Chiapas, Mexico

Selene B. González-Morales, Alex Mayer, and Neptalí Ramírez-Marcial

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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Nov 2017
- AC2: 'Response to Referee 1', Alex Mayer, 05 Mar 2018
AC1: 'Typographical error in abstract', Alex Mayer, 17 Nov 2017
RC2: 'Comments - "Assessment of Soil Erosion Vulnerability in the Heavily Populated and Ecologically Fragile Communities in Motozintla De Mendoza, Chiapas, Mexico"', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Dec 2017
- AC3: 'Response to Referee 2', Alex Mayer, 05 Mar 2018

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AR by Alex Mayer on behalf of the Authors (05 Mar 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (28 May 2018) by Elias Samankassou

ED: Publish as is (28 May 2018) by Elias Samankassou (Executive editor)

AR by Alex Mayer on behalf of the Authors (28 May 2018)

Short summary

Physical aspects and knowledge of soil erosion in six rural communities in Chiapas, Mexico, were assessed. Average erosion rates estimated using the RUSLE model ranged from 200 to 1200 ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹. Most erosion rates were relatively high due to steep slopes, sandy soils, and bare land cover. The results of a knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) survey showed that some communities with high erosion rates also had less knowledge of and more negative attitudes towards soil erosion management.