Structural and functional control of surface-patch  to hillslope runoff and sediment connectivity  in Mediterranean dry reclaimed slope systems

Moreno-de-las-Heras, Mariano; Merino-Martín, Luis; Saco, Patricia M.; Espigares, Tíscar; Gallart, Francesc; Nicolau, José M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2855-2020

Articles | Volume 24, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2855-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2855-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 24, issue 5

Research article

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29 May 2020

Research article |

| 29 May 2020

Structural and functional control of surface-patch to hillslope runoff and sediment connectivity in Mediterranean dry reclaimed slope systems

Mariano Moreno-de-las-Heras, Luis Merino-Martín, Patricia M. Saco, Tíscar Espigares, Francesc Gallart, and José M. Nicolau

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RC1: 'Interactive comment on „Structural and functional control of surface-patch to hillslope-scale runoff and sediment connectivity in Mediterranean-dry reclaimed slope systems“', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Jan 2020
- AC1: 'Response to review comments of referee 1', Mariano Moreno de las Heras, 27 Mar 2020
RC2: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 31 Mar 2020
- AC2: 'Rsponse to review comments of referee 2', Mariano Moreno de las Heras, 03 Apr 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by editor) (07 Apr 2020) by Erwin Zehe

AR by Mariano Moreno de las Heras on behalf of the Authors (12 Apr 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (24 Apr 2020) by Erwin Zehe

AR by Mariano Moreno de las Heras on behalf of the Authors (30 Apr 2020)

Short summary

This study shifts from present discussions of the connectivity theory to the practical application of the connectivity concept for the analysis of runoff and sediment dynamics in Mediterranean dry slope systems. Overall, our results provide evidence for the feasibility of using the connectivity concept to understand how the spatial distribution of vegetation and micro-topography (including rills) interact with rainfall dynamics to generate spatially continuous runoff and sediment fluxes.