Lines in the landscape

Ditches (linear constructions which store and/or move water where humans prefer it to go), via irrigation, drainage, and power, have helped drive the development of human societies. Now, ditches and other linear channels, typically carrying water, are numerous and found on every continent. Their for...

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Autores: Clifford, Chelsea, Bieroza, Magdalena, Clarke, Stewart J., Pickard, Amy, Stratigos, Michael J., Hill, Matthew J., Raheem, Nejem, Tatariw, Corianne, Wood, Paul J., Arismendi, Ivan, Audet, Joachim, Aviles, Daniel, Bergman, Jordanna N., Brown, Anthony G., Burns, Rachel Eleanor, Connolly, John, Cook, Sarah, Crabot, Julie, Cross, Wyatt F., Dean, Joshua F., Evans, Chris D., Fenton, Owen, Friday, Laurie, Gething, Kieran J., Giannico, Guillermo, Habib, Wahaj, Hasselquist, Eliza Maher, Heili, Nathaniel M., van der Knaap, Judith, Kosten, Sarian, Law, Alan, van der Lee, Gea H., Mathers, Kate L., Morgan, John E., Rahimi, Hamidreza, Sayer, Carl D., Schepers, Mans, Shaw, Rosalind F., Smiley, Peter C., Speir, Shannon L., Strock, Jeffrey S., Struik, Quinten, Tank, Jennifer L., Wang, Hao, Webb, Jackie R., Webster, Alex J., Yan, Zhifeng, Zivec, Peta, Peacock, Mike
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/398628
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/398628
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/105013961491
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ditches
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/11
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
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Sumario:Ditches (linear constructions which store and/or move water where humans prefer it to go), via irrigation, drainage, and power, have helped drive the development of human societies. Now, ditches and other linear channels, typically carrying water, are numerous and found on every continent. Their form varies widely with use, which includes land drainage, irrigation, transportation, and boundary marking. Ditches support and shape biogeochemical cycles, biotic communities, and human societies, at multiple spatiotemporal scales. However, ditches are frequently overlooked by researchers in many disciplines. Here, we review the largely unrecognized role that ditches play in environmental processes and human societies. The effects of ditches can be both positive (e.g., biodiversity refuges, water for food production, nutrient retention) and negative (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions, dispersal of pollutants). We call for future management to consider and enhance the multifunctional role that ditches can deliver at the landscape-scale.

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