Measurements and Evaluation of Soils Through Quality Indicators in the Wapu Community

Abstract

Abstract This research article presents different indicators for soil sampling, which have guaranteed a very adequate favoring for soil analysis, the growth of agriculture and livestock have generated a high degree of erosion in the soil, altering the natural measurements. The way of extracting the respective samples is to evaluate measurements and parameters, within the Wapú community located in the province of Morona Santiago. Its goal is to define key soil parameters and thresholds for different ecoregions, delimit monitoring areas for regional observatories, agree on standards and methods for each region, and define sensitive areas to lay the groundwork for possible applications. In the emerging law of the land, different measured properties such as carbon, saturation, pH, infiltration rate, and bulk density were analyzed, it is also very important to define the physical, chemical, and microbiological properties of the different types of soils monitored in the areas of the Wapú sector for better management, reduction, and protection of the quality of the environment produced by human activity. To evaluate the soil analysis, different types of areas with moderate relief were selected for sampling, with long and very long validation sectors (1000 m to 1600 m) and slopes from 3% to 9%. The results obtained showed that they are occupied soils for agriculture, the indicator data allows you to review the resistance and flexibility of the soil, and it is known that the different activities alter the soil. Using chemical, physical, and biological indicators, it was possible to successfully determine the quality of the soil in the Wapú community.

Keywords

• soil quality, parameters, extraction, monitoring, community, indicators.