Changes in runoff and erosion as a consequence of land-use changes in the central Spanish Pyrenees

Both in small experimental plots and in the "Aísa Valley Experimental Station" (Central Spanish Pyrenees), the role of different land-uses in explaining runoff and sediment yield is being studied in closed, experimental plots. In these plots, continuous information on overland flow and sus...

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Autores: García-Ruiz, J.M. [0000-0002-8535-817X], Lasanta, T. [0000-0002-9658-8069], Martí, C., Gonzáles, C., White, S., Ortigosa, L., Ruiz Flaño, P. [0000-0001-9389-1401]
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
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.dialnet.es:doc/5bbc6891b750603269e80b47
Acceso en línea:https://investigacion.unirioja.es/documentos/5bbc6891b750603269e80b47
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:farmland abandonment
Land-use changes
plant colonization
Pyrenees
runoff
soil erosion
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Sumario:Both in small experimental plots and in the "Aísa Valley Experimental Station" (Central Spanish Pyrenees), the role of different land-uses in explaining runoff and sediment yield is being studied in closed, experimental plots. In these plots, continuous information on overland flow and suspended and solute sediment concentration is obtained. Results suggest that cereal cultivation in steep slopes encourages soil erosion, especially under non-conservative systems. The passage of cereals into meadows represents an improvement of the hydrological functioning, which reaches its most positive values with colonization by a dense shrub cover. © 1995.