Check dams have been used throughout the world for a variety of purposes including torrent
control, water supply enhancement, agricultural land development, and watershed …

Check dams are widespread and effective soil and water conservation structures throughout
the world. This review paper presents an overview of the use of check dams for soil and …

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 …

Rivers are the great shapers of terrestrial landscapes. Very few points on Earth above sea
level do not lie within a drainage basin. Even points distant from the nearest channel are …

No-tillage and soil mulching with pruning residues, applied in olive groves of the semi-arid
Mediterranean environment, as erosion control practices still practice not fully studied. This …

Despite ample literature, the influence of the individual soil properties and covers on the
hydrological response of burned soils of forests has not clearly identified. A clear …

Prescribed fire is commonly used to reduce the wildfire risk in Mediterranean forests, but the
soil's hydrological response after fire is contrasting in literature experiences. The mulch …

Prescribed burning is increasingly used to reduce the wildfire risk, and the need to limit
runoff and erosion after the fire suggests treating burned soils with mulching. To this aim …

The hydrological response of forest soil in the Mediterranean environment is characterised
by high runoff and erosion rates, mainly due to low infiltration and high repellency of soils …

For eight rivers situated from northern to southern Italy, the evolutionary trajectories since the
middle 19th century and the key controlling factors of channel adjustments were …