How effective are soil conservation techniques in reducing plot runoff and soil loss in Europe and the Mediterranean?

W Maetens, J Poesen, M Vanmaercke - Earth-Science Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The effects of soil and water conservation techniques (SWCTs) on annual runoff (Ra), runoff
coefficients (RCa) and annual soil loss (SLa) at the plot scale have been extensively tested …

Measuring soil erosion by field plots: Understanding the sources of variation

C Boix-Fayos, M Martínez-Mena, E Arnau-Rosalén… - Earth-Science …, 2006 - Elsevier
Soil erosion plots of different types and sizes are widely used to investigate the
geomorphological processes related to soil erosion. This field method has provided a variety …

Gully erosion and environmental change: importance and research needs

J Poesen, J Nachtergaele, G Verstraeten, C Valentin - Catena, 2003 - Elsevier
Assessing the impacts of climatic and, in particular, land use changes on rates of soil
erosion by water is the objective of many national and international research projects …

Rates and spatial variations of soil erosion in Europe: A study based on erosion plot data

O Cerdan, G Govers, Y Le Bissonnais, K Van Oost… - Geomorphology, 2010 - Elsevier
An extensive database of short to medium-term erosion rates as measured on erosion plots
in Europe under natural rainfall was compiled from the literature. Statistical analysis …

A simple approach to soil loss prediction: a revised Morgan–Morgan–Finney model

RPC Morgan - Catena, 2001 - Elsevier
A revised version of the Morgan–Morgan–Finney model for prediction of annual soil loss by
water is presented. Changes have been made to the way soil particle detachment by …

Effects of land use on annual runoff and soil loss in Europe and the Mediterranean: A meta-analysis of plot data

W Maetens, M Vanmaercke, J Poesen… - Progress in …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The largest currently compiled database of plot runoff and soil loss data in Europe and the
Mediterranean was analysed to investigate effects of land use on annual soil loss (SL) …

Runoff on slopes with restoring vegetation: a case study from the Tigray highlands, Ethiopia

K Descheemaeker, J Nyssen, J Poesen, D Raes… - Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Daily runoff depths from 28 plots (5m× 2m) recorded during a 2-year period in the semi-arid
to subhumid highlands of Tigray were analyzed to study the effect of vegetation restoration …

Runoff generation, sediment movement and soil water behaviour on calcareous (limestone) slopes of some Mediterranean environments in southeast Spain

A Calvo-Cases, C Boix-Fayos, AC Imeson - Geomorphology, 2003 - Elsevier
An interpretation of soil hydrology and erosion data obtained from limestone areas in
southeast Spain is presented in the framework of recent hypotheses on runoff generation …

Runoff and soil loss under individual plants of a semi‐arid Mediterranean shrubland: influence of plant morphology and rainfall intensity

E Bochet, J Poesen, JL Rubio - Earth Surface Processes and …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The influence of plant morphology and rainfall intensity on soil loss and runoff was
determined at the plant scale for three representative species of a semi‐arid patchy …

Soil and water losses from new citrus orchards growing on sloped soils in the western Mediterranean basin

A Cerdà, AG Morera, MB Bodí - Earth Surface Processes and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Ten representative research sites were selected in eastern Spain to assess soil erosion
rates and processes in new citrus orchards on slo** soils. The experimental plots were …