Hydrological and erosive consequences of farmland abandonment in Europe, with special reference to the Mediterranean region–A review
Farmland abandonment is a major problem in parts of Europe, particularly in mountain
areas and semiarid environments. In such places, farmland abandonment represents a …
areas and semiarid environments. In such places, farmland abandonment represents a …
Erosion in Mediterranean landscapes: Changes and future challenges
Intense erosion processes are widespread in the Mediterranean region, and include sheet
wash erosion, rilling, gullying, shallow landsliding, and the development of large and active …
wash erosion, rilling, gullying, shallow landsliding, and the development of large and active …
Connectivity as an emergent property of geomorphic systems
Connectivity describes the efficiency of material transfer between geomorphic system
components such as hillslopes and rivers or longitudinal segments within a river network …
components such as hillslopes and rivers or longitudinal segments within a river network …
A method for the assessment and analysis of the hydromorphological condition of Italian streams: The Morphological Quality Index (MQI)
A new index has been developed for the hydromorphological assessment of Italian rivers.
The method was designed to comply with the EU Water Framework Directive requirements …
The method was designed to comply with the EU Water Framework Directive requirements …
Rewilding and restoring cultural landscapes in Mediterranean mountains: Opportunities and challenges
Farmland abandonment and the decline of livestock activity in the Mediterranean mountains
have resulted in dramatic landscape changes, including the generalized expansion of …
have resulted in dramatic landscape changes, including the generalized expansion of …
Effects of hydromorphological integrity on biodiversity and functioning of river ecosystems
River channels tend to a dynamic equilibrium driven by the dynamics of water and sediment
discharge. The resulting fluctuating pattern of channel form is affected by the slope, the …
discharge. The resulting fluctuating pattern of channel form is affected by the slope, the …
[HTML][HTML] River widening in mountain and foothill areas during floods: Insights from a meta-analysis of 51 European Rivers
River widening, defined as a lateral expansion of the channel, is a critical process that
maintains fluvial ecosystems and is part of the regular functioning of rivers. However, in …
maintains fluvial ecosystems and is part of the regular functioning of rivers. However, in …
Channel adjustments and vegetation cover dynamics in a large gravel bed river over the last 200 years
The timing and extent of the morphological changes that occurred in the last 200years in a
large gravel bed river (the Piave River, eastern Italian Alps) that was heavily impacted by …
large gravel bed river (the Piave River, eastern Italian Alps) that was heavily impacted by …
Evolutionary trajectory of channel morphology and controlling factors in a large gravel-bed river
L Ziliani, N Surian - Geomorphology, 2012 - Elsevier
Interpretation of channel changes is not always straightforward since it requires a detailed
reconstruction of the evolutionary trajectory of channel morphology, a quantitative analysis …
reconstruction of the evolutionary trajectory of channel morphology, a quantitative analysis …
Channel adjustments and alteration of sediment fluxes in gravel‐bed rivers of North‐Eastern Italy: potentials and limitations for channel recovery
The aim of this paper is to explore possibilities and limitations of restoring physical
processes in five gravel‐bed rivers (Brenta, Piave, Cellina, Tagliamento and Torre Rivers) in …
processes in five gravel‐bed rivers (Brenta, Piave, Cellina, Tagliamento and Torre Rivers) in …