Bellin, N., van Wesemael, B., Meerkerk, A.L., Gonzalez Barbera, G., 2007. Changes in field patterns increase the risk of hydrological connectivity : a case study for the period 1956-2006 in a catchment of Murcia region, Spain. Submitted.
De Baets, S., Poesen J., Galindo-Morales, P., Knapen, A. 2007. Impact of root architecture on the erosion-reducing potential of roots during concentrated flow. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. In press.
De Baets, S., Poesen, J., Knapen, A., Gonzáles Barberá, G., Navarro, J.A. 2007. Root characteristics of representative Mediterranean plant species and their erosion-reducing potential during concentrated runoff. Plant and Soil. 294: 169-183.
De Baets, S., Poesen, J., Gyssels, G., Kapen, A. 2006. Effects of grass roots on the erodibility of topsoils during concentrated flow erosion. Geomorphology 76, 54-67.
Hooke J. M. 2006. Human impacts on fluvial systems in the Mediterranean region. Geomorphology 79, 311-335.
Gyssels, G., Poesen, J., Knapen, A., Van Dessel, W., Léonard, J. 2007. Effects of double drilling of small grains on soil erosion by concentrated flow and crop yield. Soil and Tillage Research. 93: 379-390.
Gyssels, G., Poesen, J., Liu, G., Van Dessel, W., Knapen, A., De Baets, S. 2006. Effects of cereal roots on detachment rates of single- an double drilled topsoils during concentrated flow. European Journal of Soil Science, 57 (3): 381-391.
Gyssels, G., Poesen, J., Bochet, E. and Li, Y. 2005. Impact of plant roots on the resistance of soils to erosion by water: a review. Progress in Physical Geography, June 2005, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 189-217.
Lesschen, K.Kok, P.H. Verburg and L.H. Cammeraat. In Press. Identification of vulnerable areas for gully erosion under different scenarios of land abandonment in Southeast Spain.Catena.
Lesschen, J.P., Cammeraat, L.H. Kooijman A.M. and Van Wesemael, B. Submitted. Development of spatial heterogeneity in vegetation and soil properties after land abandonment. Plant and Soil.
Navarro-Cano J., G.G. Barberá, Ruiz-Navarro A., V.M. Castillo. 2007. Does litter interfere with seedling emergence in Pinus halepensis Mill. reforestations? An experiment with Stipa tenacissima L. Plant Ecology. Submitted.
Navarro-Cano J., G.G. Barberá, V.M. Castillo. 2007. Litter in pine stands affects emergence and early growth of seedlings of understorey species. Restoration Ecology. Submitted.
Poesen, J., Vanwalleghem, T., de Vente, J., Knapen, A., Verstraeten, G., Martinez-Casasnovas, J.A. 2006. Gully erosion. Chapter 2.5 in Boardman, J. & Poesen, J.(Eds.). Soil Erosion in Europe. Wiley, Chichester, UK, ISBN 0-470-85910-5:515-536.
Sandercock, P.J. and Hooke, J.M. 2007. Conditions for growth and use of vegetation for stabilisation of ephemeral channels in SE Spain. River Research and Applications. Submitted.
Sandercock, P.J. and Hooke, J.M. 2007. Influence of hydraulics on channel vegetation and its zonation within ephemeral channels. Hydrological Processes. Submitted.
Sandercock, P.J., Hooke, J.M. and Mant, J.M. 2007. Vegetation in dryland river channels and its interaction with fluvial processes. Progress in Physical Geography. 31: 107-129.
Sandercock, P.J. and Hooke, J.M. 2006. Strategies for reducing sediment connectivity and land degradation in desertified areas using vegetation: the RECONDES project. Sediment Dynamics and the Hydromorphology of Fluvial Systems (Proceedings of a symposium held in Dundee, UK, July 2006). IAHS Publ. 306, 2006.
Torri, D., Poesen, J., Borselli, L., Knapen, A. 2006. Channel width ? flow discharge relationship for rills and gullies. Geomorphology. 76: 273-279.
Van Wesemael, B., Rambaud, X., Poesen, J., Muligan, M., Cammeraat, L.H. and Stevens, A. 2006. Spatial patterns of land degradation and their impacts on the water balance of rainfed treecrops: A case study in South East Spain. Geoderma, 133: 43-56.
Presentations at Conferences
Barberá, G.G., Castillo, V., Boix-Fayos, C. and de Vente, J. 2007. May landscape structure and connectivity changes to commit water supply in Mediterranean countries? EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna (Oral Presentation)
Cammeraat, L.H. and Lesschen, J.P. 2007. Thresholds, Scale and Connectivity in semi-arid Catchments: Implications for eco-engineering Strategies. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 03654. EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna (Oral Presentation)
Cammeraat, L.H. and Lesschen, J.P. 2007. Soil Crusting and patch scale Connectivity on semi-natural and abandoned Lands. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 09819. EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna (PosterPresentation)
Cammeraat, E. and Lesschen, J. P. 2006. A multi-scale hydrological response unit model for semi-arid environments. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 2-7 April 2006 (Oral Presentation)
Castillo, V, Boix-Fayos, C, Navarro-Cano, J.A. and Barberá, G.G. 2007. Changes in hydrological connectivity induced by terracing in a small reforested catchment. EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007,
Vienna (Poster Presentation)
Castillo, V.M. Ruiz-Navarro, A. and Barberá G.G. 2006. Does Reforestation Improve Soil Quality of Semiarid Degraded Lands? A Medium-term Assessment. 14th Conference: Water Management and Soil Conservation in Semi-Arid Environments. International Soil Conservation Organisation (ISCO). Marrakech, Morocco, May 2006 (Oral Presentation)
De Baets, S. and Poesen, J. 2005. Impact of grass roots on erosion resistance of topsoils during concentrated flow. Sixth International Conference on Geomorphology (7-11 Sep, Zaragoza, Spain (Oral Presentation)
De Baets, S. and Poesen, J. 2004. The impacts of Mediterranean plant roots on soil erosion processes: a review. An international conference on eco-engineering ?The use of vegetation to improve slope stability?, Thessaloniki, Greece, 13-17 September, 2004. (Poster Presentation)
De Baets, S. Poesen, J.; Knapen, A.; Barberá, G.G.; Navarro, J.A. 2007. Evaluation of Mediterranean plants for controlling gully erosion. EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna (Oral Presentation)
De Baets, S. Poesen, J., Knapen, A., Barberá, G.G., and Navarro, J.A. 2007. Root characteristics of representative Mediterranean plant species and their erosion-reducing potential during concentrated runoff. EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna (Poster Presentation)
De Baets, S., Poesen, J., Knapen, A. 2006. Impact of root morphology, soil characteristics and flow shear stress on the erodibility of topsoils during concentrated flow. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 2-7 April 2006 (Oral Presentation)
De Baets, S., Poesen, J., Knapen, A., Gonzáles Barberá, G., Navarro, J.A. 2006. Evaluation of plant root systems for increasing soil erosion resistance against concentrated flow: application to a Mediterranean ecosystem. Highland 2006 Environmental change, geomorphic processes, land degradation and rehabilitation in tropical and subtropical highlands, 19-25 September 2006, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia (Poster Presentation)
De Baets, S., Poesen, J., Knapen, A., Gonzáles Barberá, G., Navarro, J.A. 2006. Root characteristics of representative Mediterranean plant species and their potential to increase the topsoil resistance against concentrated flow erosion. International conference on Desertification: Migration, health, remediation and local governance, Brussels, 22 September 2006 (Poster Presentation)
De Baets, S., Poesen, J., Knapen, A., Gonzáles Barberá, G., Navarro, J.A. 2006. Evaluation of Mediterranean plant root systems for controlling concentrated flow erosion. Thematic day on Desertification, Nederlandse Bodemkundige Vereniging, Amsterdam, 23 November 2006 (Oral Presentation)
De Baets, S., Poesen, J., Reubens, B., Muys, B., De Baerdemaeker, J. 2006. Root tensile strength and root area ratio distrbution of typical Mediterranean plant species and their implictation for increasing soil shear strength. Thematic day ?On and off site effects of soil erosion and soil conservation?, Belgian Soil Science Society, Brussels, 5 December 2006 (Poster Presentation)
Hooke, J.M. 2007. RECONDES: Conditions for restoration and mitigation of desertified areas using vegetation. EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna.
Hooke, J.M. 2005. RECONDES: Use of vegetation in landscape configurations to combat desertification. The World Conference on Ecological Restoration, 12-18 September 2005, Zaragoza, Spain (Oral Presentation)
Hooke, J.M. 2004. RECONDES An EU project on use of vegetation to restore and mitigate desertified lands of the Mediterranean. 30th Congress of the International Geographical Union, Glasgow, 15-20 August, 2004 (Poster Presentation)
Hooke, J. M. and Sandercock, P. J. 2007. Effects of vegetation on connectivity and use in sustainable management of desertified areas: the RECONDES project. EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna (Oral Presentation)
Hooke, J.M. and Sandercock, P.J. 2006. Use of vegetation to mitigate desertification: Matching geomorphological and ecological knowledge and patterns. Royal Geographical Society Ecology and Geomorphology: making the links for a sustainable future? September 2006 (Oral Presentation)
Hooke, J.M. and Sandercock, P.J. 2006. Use of vegetation to mitigate and restore degraded and desertified land. Highland 2006 Environmental change, geomorphic processes, land degradation and rehabilitation in tropical and subtropical highlands, 19-25 September 2006, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
Hooke, J.M. and Sandercock, P.J. 2005. Emerging patterns of riparian vegetation in ephemeral channels: implications for channel stabilisation. European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2005 (25-29 April 2005, Vienna, Austria) (Oral Presentation)
Hooke, J.M. and Sandercock, P.J. 2005. The effect of spatial patterns and locations of vegetation on fluvial processes in ephemeral river channels. Sixth International Conference on Geomorphology (7-11 Sep, 2005), Zaragoza, Spain (Oral Presentation)
Hooke, J.M. Sandercock, P.J. and Mant, J. 2005. The influence of vegetation on erosion, transport and deposition in dryland river channels. BGRG/BSRG Drylands Conference, 2-4 February, 2005 (Oral Presentation)
Lesschen, J.P. and Cammeraat, L.H. 2007. Hydrological connectivity as a concept for upscaling runoff and erosion in semi-arid areas. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 00854. EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna (Oral Presentation)
Lesschen, J.P. and Cammeraat, L.H. 2006. Potential sediment delivery and runoff from abandoned fields in Southeast Spain: control or natural development? Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming conference in Yangling, China, 1-5 October 2006 (Oral Presentation)
Lesschen J.P. and Cammeraat L.H. 2005. Spatial distribution of vulnerable areas for gully erosion due to agricultural land abandonment in Southeast Spain. Sixth International Conference on Geomorphology (7-11 Sep 2005, Zaragoza, Spain (Oral Presentation)
Marchamalo Sacristan, M., Hooke, J.M. and Sandercock, P.J. 2007. Event based connectivity assessment at subcatchment scale under different land use scenarios. EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna (Oral Presentation)
Marchamalo, M., Sandercock, P.J. and Hooke, J.M. 2007. Event-based connectivity assessment in marly semiarid subcatchments: integration of field observations and GIS analysis. COST Action 2004 Soil and Hillslope Management using scenario analysis and runoff erosion models: a critical evaluation of current techniques, 7-9 May 2007, Florence, Italy (Oral Presentation)
Meerkerk, A. L., van Wesemael B. and Cammeeraat, L.H. 2007. Can cover crops reduce the hydrological connectivity in rainfed orchards with limited water availability?. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna (Oral Presentation)
Meerkerk, A.L. van Wesemael, B.; Barberá, G.G. 2007. Preventing runoff generation from rainfed orchards in semi-arid environments. EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna (Poster Presentation)
Meerkerk, A. L. and van Wesemael B. 2006. Water Availability and Tree Growth in Semi-arid Rainfed Orchards at Various Scales . EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 2-7 April 2006 (Poster Presentation)
Meerkerk, A.L. and Van Wesemael, B. 2005. The recent increase in olive and almond production in Spain: implications for soil and water resources. International workshop: European Union Expansion: Landuse Change and Environmental Effects in Rural Areas (LUCEA) 5-7 Sep 2005, Luxembourg (Oral Presentation)
Navarro-Cano, J.A., Barbera G.G. and Castillo V. 2006. Interferencia de la hojarasca de pino en la recolonización del matorral en áreas semiáridas reforestadas. Second Iberian Congress on Ecology, Lisboa, Portugal, 18-21 July, 2006 (Oral Presentation)
Navarro-Cano J. A. 2005. Monitoring and reinforcement of the last remnant population of the critically endangered Cistus heterophyllus Desf. in Spain. The World Conference on Ecological Restoration, 12-18 September 2005, Zaragoza, Spain (Poster Presentation)
Navarro-Cano J. A., G. G. Barberá and V. Castillo. 2005. Direct sowing of shrubs using facilitation by Stipa tenacissima tussocks in a semiarid steppe. The World Conference on Ecological Restoration, 12-18 September 2005, Zaragoza, Spain (Poster Presentation)
Ruiz-Navarro, A., Barberá, G.G., Albaladejo, J., Castillo, V. 2006. Aplicación de Imágenes de Satélite de Alta Resolución en el estudio de la vegetación de ambientes semiáridos. Second Iberian Congress on Ecology, Lisboa, Portugal, 18-21 July, 2006 (Oral Presentation)
Sandercock, P.J. and Hooke, J.M. 2007. Influence of vegetation in reducing sediment connectivity along ephemeral channels in SE Spain. EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna (Oral Presentation)
Sandercock, P.J. and Hooke, J.M. 2007. Conditions for use of vegetation for stabilisation of ephemeral channels in SE Spain. EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna (Poster Presentation)
Sandercock, P.J. and Hooke, J.M. 2006. Dynamics of feedback effects of vegetation in ephemeral channels. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 2-7 April 2006 (Poster Presentation)
Van Wesemael, B., Rambaud, X., Poesen, J., Muligan, M. and Cammeraat, E. 2006. Maximising water availability of rainfed treecrops and its impact on land degradation; an example from the semiarid part of Spain. 14th Conference: Water Management and Soil Conservation in Semi-Arid Environments. International Soil Conservation Organisation (ISCO). Marrakech, Morocco, May 2006 (Oral Presentation)
Van Wesemael, B. Poesen, J. Muligan, M. and Cammeraat, E. 2005. Spatial patterns in water use of treecrops induced by land degradation: a case study from South East Spain. Fourth International Conference on Land Degradation, Cartagena (Murcia-Spain), 12-17 September 2005 (Oral Presentation)