Indices of sediment connectivity: opportunities, challenges and limitations

T Heckmann, M Cavalli, O Cerdan, S Foerster… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Indices of connectivity are critical means for moving from qualitative to (semi-) quantitative
evaluations of material (eg, water, sediment and nutrients) transfer across the building …

Sediment connectivity concepts and approaches

S Najafi, D Dragovich, T Heckmann, SH Sadeghi - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years the concept of connectivity has emerged in sediment management to
describe transfer of sediment from different sections of landscapes at various spatial and …

[HTML][HTML] Ecosystem services: Urban parks under a magnifying glass

T Mexia, J Vieira, A Príncipe, A Anjos, P Silva… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban areas' population has grown during the last century and it is expected that over 60%
of the world population will live in cities by 2050. Urban parks provide several ecosystem …

Effects of farming terraces on hydrological and geomorphological processes. A review

J Arnáez, N Lana-Renault, T Lasanta, P Ruiz-Flaño… - Catena, 2015 - Elsevier
Agricultural terraces are common in mountain regions. They are built to provide a larger
surface area for cultivation on hillslopes and to aid farming production in the long term. This …

A new approach to modeling the sediment retention service (InVEST 3.0): Case study of the Cape Fear catchment, North Carolina, USA

P Hamel, R Chaplin-Kramer, S Sim… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
There is a growing call for ecosystem services models that are both simple and scientifically
credible, in order to serve public and private sector decision-making processes. Sediment …

Slope processes, mass movement and soil erosion: A review

AJT Guerra, MA Fullen, MCO Jorge, JFR Bezerra… - Pedosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil erosion and land degradation are global problems and pose major issues in many
countries. Both soil erosion and mass movement are two forms of land degradation and …

Impacts of climate and land use changes on the hydrological and erosion processes of two contrasting Mediterranean catchments

D Serpa, JP Nunes, J Santos, E Sampaio… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
The impacts of climate and land use changes on streamflow and sediment export were
evaluated for a humid (São Lourenço) and a dry (Guadalupe) Mediterranean catchment …

Increasing farmer's income and reducing soil erosion using intercropping in rainfed maize-wheat rotation of Himalaya, India

NK Sharma, RJ Singh, D Mandal, A Kumar… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
Humankind faces the need to achieve sustainable agriculture production, meanwhile
increasing crop yields and reducing soil and water losses. Soil conservation through …

Soil erosion on mountain trails as a consequence of recreational activities. A comprehensive review of the scientific literature

D Salesa, A Cerdà - Journal of environmental management, 2020 - Elsevier
This article reviews the scientific literature on trail erosion and the magnitude of the erosive
processes that occur on mountain trails due to recreational activities, mainly due to hiking …

SedInConnect: a stand-alone, free and open source tool for the assessment of sediment connectivity

S Crema, M Cavalli - Computers & Geosciences, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a growing call, within the scientific community, for solid theoretic frameworks and
usable indices/models to assess sediment connectivity. Connectivity plays a significant role …