Soil erosion is generally recognized as the dominant process of land degradation. The
formation and expansion of gullies is often a highly significant process of soil erosion …

Gully erosion has become a field of growing interest among the research community but
there still are numerous knowledge gaps that need to be addressed. The aim of this work is …

Soil erosion is a geomorphological and, at the same time, a land degradation process that
may cause environmental and property damage, loss of livelihoods and services as well as …

In Mediterranean environments, gully erosion is responsible for large soil losses. It has since
long been recognized that slopes under vegetation are much more resistant to soil erosion …

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

Large-scale sediment control efforts on the Loess Plateau of China and resulting reductions
in sediment yield have been documented. However, it remains unclear how these control …

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 Anthropocene is a major new concept in the Earth sciences and this book examines the
effects on geomorphology within this period. Drawing examples from many different global …

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 …

Catchment-scale land-use changes and erosion-control works have geomorphic
consequences as can be seen in the morphological evolution of river channels. An analysis …