Erosion in Mediterranean landscapes: Changes and future challenges

JM García-Ruiz, E Nadal-Romero, N Lana-Renault… - Geomorphology, 2013 - Elsevier
Intense erosion processes are widespread in the Mediterranean region, and include sheet
wash erosion, rilling, gullying, shallow landsliding, and the development of large and active …

Rain event properties in nature and in rainfall simulation experiments: a comparative review with recommendations for increasingly systematic study and reporting

D Dunkerley - Hydrological processes: An international journal, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In hydrology and geomorphology, less attention has been paid to rain event properties such
as duration, mean and peak rain rate than to rain properties such as drop size or kinetic …

Effects of vegetation and rainfall types on surface runoff and soil erosion on steep slopes on the Loess Plateau, China

H Chen, X Zhang, M Abla, D Lü, R Yan, Q Ren, Z Ren… - Catena, 2018 - Elsevier
It is widely recognized that vegetation restoration plays a key role in controlling soil erosion
in China's Loess Plateau. However, the effects of vegetation types on soil erosion on steep …

Soil erosion and surface runoff on different vegetation covers and slope gradients: A field experiment in Southern Shaanxi Province, China

H El Kateb, H Zhang, P Zhang, R Mosandl - Catena, 2013 - Elsevier
The southern of the Shaanxi Province in central China is a region of great magnitude for
water conservation. Long term anthropogenic interference in terms of deforestation and …

Gully erosion: Impacts, factors and control

C Valentin, J Poesen, Y Li - Catena, 2005 - Elsevier
Gully erosion attracts increasing attention from scientists as reflected by two recent
international meetings [Poesen and Valentin (Eds.), Catena 50 (2–4), 87–564; Li et al …

The effect of land uses and rainfall regimes on runoff and soil erosion in the semi-arid loess hilly area, China

W Wei, L Chen, B Fu, Z Huang, D Wu, L Gui - Journal of hydrology, 2007 - Elsevier
The main purpose of this article is to analyze runoff and soil loss in relation to land use and
rainfall regimes in a loess hilly area of China. Based on 14 years of field measurements and …

Experimental study on instability of bases on natural and lime/cement-stabilized clayey soils

RN Yong, VR Ouhadi - Applied clay science, 2007 - Elsevier
In many sub-tropical and tropical arid regions of the world, marly soils (marls) and lime or
cement stabilization of marl soils are used as a convenient and expedient means of …

Runoff and nutrient losses in citrus orchards on sloping land subjected to different surface mulching practices in the Danjiangkou Reservoir area of China

Y Liu, Y Tao, KY Wan, GS Zhang, DB Liu… - Agricultural Water …, 2012 - Elsevier
Soil surface mulching is known to be effective in reducing surface runoff, increasing the
infiltration of water into the soil and slowing soil erosion. A two-year field experiment …

Soil erosion and hydrology of the western Mediterranean badlands throughout rainfall simulation experiments: A review

JF Martínez-Murillo, E Nadal-Romero, D Regüés… - Catena, 2013 - Elsevier
Rainfall simulation experiments are widely used in geomorphological research in badland
areas. This technique contributed significantly to our understanding of badland …

Computing structural and functional flow and sediment connectivity with a new aggregated index: A case study in a large Mediterranean catchment

M López-Vicente, N Ben-Salem - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrological connectivity in large catchments is influenced by natural and human-induced
heterogeneities and dynamic processes. In this study, a new aggregated index (AIC) based …