Soil erosion is a key factor in Mediterranean environments, and is not only closely related to
geoecological factors (lithology, topography, and climatology) but also to land-use and plant …

Farmland abandonment is a major problem in parts of Europe, particularly in mountain
areas and semiarid environments. In such places, farmland abandonment represents a …

Farmland abandonment and the decline of livestock activity in the Mediterranean mountains
have resulted in dramatic landscape changes, including the generalized expansion of …

Land-use changes affecting Mediterranean mountains represent the intensification of use in
valley bottoms, accompanied by land-use conflicts, and a generalized abandonment of the …

Soil losses were calculated in a rural watershed where environmental land use conflicts
developed in the course of a progressive invasion of forest and pasture/forest lands by …

The Serra de Rodes catchment (NE Spain), enclosed in the Natural Park of Cap de Creus,
represents a typical Mediterranean ecosystem. This semiarid environment, with hot …

ABSTRACT/Plant succession and pasture resources have been studied in abandoned fields
of the central Spanish Pyrenees, in an environment severely affected by strong demographic …

Rainfall simulation experiments are widely used in geomorphological research in badland
areas. This technique contributed significantly to our understanding of badland …

This paper reports the results of a study on how fire effects water and sediment losses in the
Central Spanish Pyrenees where land abandonment results in an increase of the scrubland …

[ES] Se revisan los efectos de la evolución del clima y los cambios de uso del suelo/cubierta
vegetal en el Pirineo Central español a diferentes escalas espaciales y temporales. Los …