Hydrological response in a small experimental Pyrenean catchment with two contrasted environments: badland areas and reforested slopes
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https://doi.org/10.3989/Pirineos.2010.165007Keywords:
Central Pyrenees, badlands, reforestation, experimental catchment, hydrological responseAbstract
The Inner Depression (Central Pyrenees) presents a great heterogeneity of land uses and vegetation covers. In this context, a hundred of badlands areas are distributed along the ranges of the Depression. This morphologies occurrence has been associated to the combination of different factors: bedrock, climate, deforestation, slope terracing and field crop abandonment. In this way, most of the hydrological basins show a mosaic of contrasted environments: badlands, meadows, meadows with shrubs and reforested slopes. This study presents the analyses of the hydrological response on the Araguás catchment, which is monitored for recording discharges from the most extreme environments: badlands and reforested slopes. The results show great differences on discharge generation, both by runoff generation processes and by its frequency and water volume. Reforested environments decreases flooding and erosion risks, but also generate a big reduction of water resources disposability.
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