Combating desertification and land degradation : spatial strategies using vegetation

• Main Authors: Hooke, J. M. (Author), Sandercock, Peter (Author), Barberá, G. G. (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
• Series: SpringerBriefs in environmental science.
• Subjects: Desertification > Control.; Land degradation > Control.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319444512; 9783319444499
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book reports an approach developed to research and apply methods of assessing patterns of processes in the landscape, and suitability of different types of vegetation to mitigate soil erosion and sediment flux. Practical guidelines on a spatially strategic approach to management of land degrada...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Context and Problem; 1.2 Processes and Connectivity Concept; 1.3 Benefits of Use of Vegetation; 1.4 Approach; 1.5 Research Design and Study Area; 1.5.1 General Catchment Characteristics; 1.5.2 Monitoring Programme and Hydrological Conditions; 1.6 Conclusion; Chapter 2: Mechanisms of Degradation and Identification of Connectivity and Erosion Hotspots; 2.1 Soil Erosion and Degradation in Desertified Mediterranean Lands; 2.2 Processes; 2.3 Connectivity Concept and Methods; 2.4 Methods and Results at Various Scales.
• 2.4.1 Plot Scale2.4.2 Land Unit Scale; 2.4.2.1 Reforested Land; 2.4.2.2 Rainfed Cropland; 2.4.2.3 Abandoned Land and Semi-Natural Areas; 2.4.3 Sub-Catchment Scale; 2.4.4 Channels; 2.4.5 Catchment; 2.5 Conclusions; Chapter 3: Conditions for Growth of Plants; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Types of Plants in Mediterranean Environment and Land Units; 3.2.1 Reforested Lands; 3.2.2 Rainfed Croplands; 3.2.3 Abandoned Lands; 3.2.4 All Land Units; 3.2.5 Hillslopes and Gullies; 3.2.6 Channels; 3.3 Assessment of Conditions for Plants; 3.3.1 Reforested Lands; 3.3.2 Croplands.
• 3.3.3 Semi-Natural and Abandoned Lands3.3.4 Channels; 3.4 Summary of Results on Required Conditions and Implications for Restoration; Chapter 4: Effectiveness of Plants and Vegetation in Erosion Control and Restoration; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Land Units; 4.2.1 Cover Crops; 4.2.1.1 Identification of a Climatic Threshold; 4.2.1.2 Experimental Field Study; 4.2.1.3 Water Balance and Runoff Modelling; 4.2.2 Semi-Natural, Abandoned and Reforested Lands; 4.3 Role of Plants in Reducing Concentrated Flow Erosion Rates; 4.3.1 Laboratory and Flume Experiments; 4.3.1.1 Results; 4.3.2 Field Measurements.
• 4.3.3 Assessment of Stem Density and Trapping Effectiveness4.3.4 Laboratory Root Tensile Strength and Stem Bending Tests; 4.3.5 Synthesis; 4.4 Effects of Vegetation in Channels; 4.4.1 Roughness and Hydraulics; 4.5 Summary; Chapter 5: Synthesis and Application of Spatial Strategies for Use of Vegetation to Minimise Connectivity; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Application at Hierarchical Scales; 5.2.1 Land Unit Scale; 5.2.1.1 Reforested Lands; 5.2.1.2 Rainfed Croplands; 5.2.1.3 Semi-Natural and Abandoned Lands; 5.2.2 Hillslopes and Gullies; 5.2.3 Channels; 5.2.4 Catchment Scale and Synthesis.
• 5.3 Guidelines5.4 Summary; 5.5 Wider Application and Global Implications; References.