Badlands in the Tabernas Basin, Betic Chain
dc.contributor.author | Calvo-Cases, Adolfo | * |
dc.contributor.author | Harvey, Adrian M. | * |
dc.contributor.author | Alexander, Roy | * |
dc.contributor.author | Cantón, Yolanda | * |
dc.contributor.author | Lázaro, Roberto | * |
dc.contributor.author | Solé-Benet, Albert | * |
dc.contributor.author | Puigdefábregas, Juan | * |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-25T13:50:23Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-25T13:50:23Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2014-04-19 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Calvo-Cases, A., Harvey, A., Alexander, R., Cantón, Y., Lázaro, R., Solé-Benet, A., & Puigdefábregas, J. (2014). Badlands in the Tabernas Basin, Betic Chain. In F. Gutiérrez & M. Gutiérrez (Eds.), Landscapes and Landforms of Spain (pp. 197-211): Springer Netherlands. | en |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-94-017-8627-0 | en |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-94-017-8628-7 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/978-94-017-8628-7_17 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10034/594795 | en |
dc.description | This book chapter is not available through ChesterRep. | en |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Springer | en |
dc.subject | Badlands | en |
dc.subject | Landform evolution | en |
dc.subject | Biological soil crusts | en |
dc.subject | Erosion processes | en |
dc.title | Badlands in the Tabernas Basin, Betic Chain | en |
dc.type | Book chapter | en |
dc.contributor.department | University of Valencia, University of Liverpool, University of Chester, University of Almería, CSIC, Almería | en |
html.description.abstract | 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. |