Over the last century extraordinary efforts have been devoted to determining soil erosion
rates (in units of mass per area and time) under a large range of climatic conditions and land …

The effects of human activity on geomorphic processes, particularly those related to
denudation/sedimentation, are investigated by reviewing case studies and global …

Mediterranean areas of both southern Europe and North Africa are subject to dramatic
changes that will affect the sustainability, quantity, quality, and management of water …

Soil erosion is a threat to food security, especially in regions where the area of arable land is
shrinking dramatically because of soil degradation. Research on soil erosion expanded …

Farmland abandonment and the decline of livestock activity in the Mediterranean mountains
have resulted in dramatic landscape changes, including the generalized expansion of …

Soil loss by erosion processes is one of the largest challenges for food production and
reservoir siltation around the world. Information on sediment, nutrients and pollutants is …

Sediment deposition in water reservoirs has major implications for storage capacity,
reservoir lifetime, and water quality. Changes in rainfall patterns and land use will …

Three small catchments (< 2.5 km2 in size) were monitored in the Central Spanish Pyrenees
to analyse the hydrological and geomorphological consequences of different land covers …

A major challenge confronting the scientific community is to understand both patterns of and
controls over spatial and temporal variability of suspended sediment dynamics in rivers, as …

Soil erosion and sediment delivery to streams are important environmental problems and
major concerns in sustainable development. In recent years several tools have been …