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RESEARCH PRODUCT
MORPHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SELECTED BADLANDS IN SOUTHEAST SPAIN: IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATIC CHANGE
Adolfo Calvo-casesAdrian M. Harveysubject
HydrologygeographyMorphology (linguistics)geography.geographical_feature_categoryMass movementRange (biology)Geography Planning and DevelopmentClimate changeVegetation coverRillEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Gross morphologySurface runoffGeologyEarth-Surface Processesdescription
Four areas were selected to represent a range of processes characteristic of badland surfaces in southeast Spain: Petrer and Monnegre in Alicante, Vera and Tabernas in Almeria. At Petrer, rilling and swelling processes produce a deeply cracked surface drained by a finely textured network of shallow rills. At Monnegre, piping and rilling are differentially developed on slopes ultimately controlled by basal incision. At Vera, aspect-controlled lichen and vegetation cover produce a sequence of badland development within which the relative importance of piping, mass movement and rilling varies through the sequence. At Tabernas, simple overland flow is the dominant process, but aspect influences rill network density and badland evolution. The factors controlling badland development can be grouped into those related to gross morphology, to surface cover and runoff generation, and to material properties. These factors are effective over varying timescales, implying that morphological response times differ among the selected badlands.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-08-01 | Earth Surface Processes and Landforms |