Check dams worldwide: Objectives, functions, effectiveness and undesired effects
Check dams have been used throughout the world for a variety of purposes including torrent
control, water supply enhancement, agricultural land development, and watershed …
control, water supply enhancement, agricultural land development, and watershed …
The use of check dams in watershed management projects: Examples from around the world
NA Abbasi, X Xu, ME Lucas-Borja, W Dang… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …
the world. This review paper presents an overview of the use of check dams for soil and …
River suspended sediment load prediction based on river discharge information: application of newly developed data mining models
Suspended sediment load (SSL) is one of the essential hydrological processes that affects
river engineering sustainability. Sediment has a major influence on the operation of dams …
river engineering sustainability. Sediment has a major influence on the operation of dams …
Pre/post-fire soil erosion and evaluation of check-dams effectiveness in mediterranean suburban catchments based on field measurements and modeling
The present study was conducted in the suburban forest of Thessaloniki city (Seich Sou),
which constitutes one of the most significant suburban forests in Greece. In 1997, more than …
which constitutes one of the most significant suburban forests in Greece. In 1997, more than …
Postfire management impacts on soil hydrology
DA Zema - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Research about soil hydrology after a wildfire has widely investigated the impacts of many
postfire management strategies on ecosystems with different characteristics. However …
postfire management strategies on ecosystems with different characteristics. However …
Substantial role of check dams in sediment trapping and carbon sequestration on the Chinese Loess Plateau
Understanding the processes governing lateral terrestrial organic carbon transfer is
confounded by the fact that organic carbon deposits on land have not yet been fully …
confounded by the fact that organic carbon deposits on land have not yet been fully …
Channel control works and sediment connectivity in the European Alps
The need for reducing erosion and sediment transport, and protecting human settlements
has urged the construction of channel control works in mountain streams. Such works …
has urged the construction of channel control works in mountain streams. Such works …
Effects of changing riparian topography on the decline of ecological indicators along the drawdown zones of long rivers in China
M Arif, I Petrosillo, L Changxiao - Frontiers in Forests and Global …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Riparian topographical features can drive a suite of ecological indicators (EIs) that shape the
river ecosystem. The mechanisms that EIs reflect provide several ecosystem services. We …
river ecosystem. The mechanisms that EIs reflect provide several ecosystem services. We …
Impacts of riparian width and stream channel width on ecological networks in main waterways and tributaries
M Arif, M Tahir, Z Jie, L Changxiao - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Riparian buffer width and stream channel width have different impacts on ecological
networks (eg, plant cover, regeneration, exotics, erosion, habitat, and stressors) and provide …
networks (eg, plant cover, regeneration, exotics, erosion, habitat, and stressors) and provide …
Investigations on air quality of a critically polluted industrial city using multivariate statistical methods: Way forward for future sustainability
Industrially developed cities affect public health, and can directly cause inconvenience to the
nearby societies especially due to their associated air pollution. In this context, the present …
nearby societies especially due to their associated air pollution. In this context, the present …