Geomorphological consequences of afforestation at a basin scale, an example from the Central Pyrenees
Afforestation is a current strategy for land reclamation in the Spanish mountains. Several studies demonstrate that, at a hillside scale, the geomorphological effect of afforestation is very variable, depending on many environmental factors (especially the exposure, the shape of the hillslope and th...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1995 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de La Rioja (UR) |
| Repositorio: | RIUR. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Rioja |
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| Acceso en línea: | https://investigacion.unirioja.es/documentos/5bbc6891b750603269e80b49 |
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| Palabra clave: | Afforestation land reclamation runoff sediment transport soil erosion Spanish Pyrenees |
| Sumario: | Afforestation is a current strategy for land reclamation in the Spanish mountains. Several studies demonstrate that, at a hillside scale, the geomorphological effect of afforestation is very variable, depending on many environmental factors (especially the exposure, the shape of the hillslope and the position on the slope). When these effects are studied at a basin scale the results prove that afforestations change the hydrological behaviour of the basins, reducing the peak flows and the size of the sediments, and causing plant reestablishment in the channels and on the river banks. © 1995. |
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