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Structural and functional control of surface-patch to hillslope runoff and sediment connectivity in Mediterranean dry reclaimed slope systems
Mariano Moreno-de-las-Heras
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA,
CSIC), 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Desertification Research Centre (CIDE, CSIC-UV-GV), 46113 Moncada, Valencia, Spain
Luis Merino-Martín
University of Montpellier, AMAP, INRAE, CIRAD, CNRS, IRD, PS2 TA/A51, 34 398 Montpellier CEDEX 5, France
CEFE, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Univ. Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France
Patricia M. Saco
Civil, Surveying and Environmental Engineering, The University of Newcastle, 2308 Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Centre for Water Security and Environmental Sustainability, The University of Newcastle, 2308 Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Tíscar Espigares
Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of
Alcalá, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Francesc Gallart
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA,
CSIC), 08034 Barcelona, Spain
José M. Nicolau
Department of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences, Technological School, University of Zaragoza, 22071 Huesca, Spain
Environmental Sciences Institute of Aragon, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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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.
This study shifts from present discussions of the connectivity theory to the practical...
