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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Badlands in the Tabernas Basin, Betic Chain
Juan PuigdefábregasAdolfo Calvo-casesRoberto LázaroAlbert Solé-benetRoy AlexanderYolanda CantónAdrian M. Harveysubject
geographyTectonic upliftgeography.geographical_feature_categoryPleistoceneLandformTributaryErosionSedimentary rockStructural basinSurface runoffGeomorphologyGeologydescription
The complex badland landscape at Tabernas results from a combination of relief amplitude generated by tectonic uplift since the Pliocene and reactivated several times during the Pleistocene, the properties of the Tortonian sedimentary rocks and a predominantly arid climate. The landscape is dominated by deep incision of the main river systems, which continues in part of the headwater tributaries, and characterized by contrasting slope morphologies and a variety of microecosystems. The Tabernas badlands exhibit a diversity of landforms resulting from the combination of multi-age soil surface components that allow a variety of processes to operate at different rates. These are dominated by rilling and shallow mass movements on south-facing hillslopes. On old surfaces and north-facing hillslopes, where biological components are present, overland flow with variable infiltration capacity and low erosion rates prevail. Incision in the gully bottoms occurs in the most active areas.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 |