Hydrological restoration of degraded grasslands in arid and semi-arid communities
We live in the Anthropocene. The entire surface of the earth has been impacted by human activity and land management decisions. In this con- text, most of the grasslands in arid and semiarid regions have degradation processes. This work describes the changes caused by the anthropization of the la...
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ojs-article-642020-09-28T10:23:42Z Hydrological restoration of degraded grasslands in arid and semi-arid communities Restauración hidrológica de pastizales degradados en comunidades áridas y semiáridas Clothier, Van Córdova, Ana We live in the Anthropocene. The entire surface of the earth has been impacted by human activity and land management decisions. In this con- text, most of the grasslands in arid and semiarid regions have degradation processes. This work describes the changes caused by the anthropization of the landscape in grasslands of northern Mexico and the Southwest United States and how their hydrology behaves when faced with different rainfall intensities typical of these regions. It explains some main causes of the deteriora- tion of grasslands in semiarid zones, identi es systemic strategies to address these causes, and presents several concrete landscape intervention techniques that can help the restoration of these ecosystems. These include the restoration of historical ow paths, road drainage with rolling dips, post vanes to restore eroded stream banks and one rock dams for the restoration of small tributaries with erosive processes. The effects of these landscape interventions are documented photographically. Vivimos en el Antropoceno. La super cie completa de la tierra ha sido impactada por la actividad humana y nuestro uso del suelo. En este contexto, la mayoría de los pastizales en zonas áridas y semiáridas tienen procesos de degradación. Este trabajo describe los cambios provocados por la antropización del paisaje en pastizales del norte de México y Suroeste de Estados Unidos, y la forma como se comporta la hidrología de ellos ante diferentes intensidades de precipitación típicas de estas regiones. Se explican algunas causas principales del deterioro de pastizales en zonas semiáridas, se identifican estrategias sistémicas de atención a esas causas, y se presentan varias técnicas concretas de intervención en el paisaje que ayudan a la restauración de estos ecosistemas. Estas técnicas incluyen la restauración de trayectorias de flujo históricas, el drenaje de caminos con bordos de desvío, la colocación de hileras de postes para restaurar riberas erosionadas y de represas de una roca para la restauración de pequeños tributarios con procesos erosivos. Se documenta fotográficamente los efectos de estas intervenciones en el paisaje. Centro Universitario de Arte, Arquitectura y Diseño 2019-08-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed article Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://www.revistavivienda.cuaad.udg.mx/index.php/rv/article/view/64 10.32870/rvcs.v0i5.64 Vivienda y Comunidades Sustentables; No 5 (2019): Vivienda y Comunidades Sustentables; 93-110 Vivienda y Comunidades Sustentables; Núm. 5 (2019): Vivienda y Comunidades Sustentables; 93-110 2594-0198 10.32870/rvcs.v0i5 spa https://www.revistavivienda.cuaad.udg.mx/index.php/rv/article/view/64/89 |
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We live in the Anthropocene. The entire surface of the earth has been impacted by human activity and land management decisions. In this con- text, most of the grasslands in arid and semiarid regions have degradation processes. This work describes the changes caused by the anthropization of the landscape in grasslands of northern Mexico and the Southwest United States and how their hydrology behaves when faced with different rainfall intensities typical of these regions. It explains some main causes of the deteriora- tion of grasslands in semiarid zones, identi es systemic strategies to address these causes, and presents several concrete landscape intervention techniques that can help the restoration of these ecosystems. These include the restoration of historical ow paths, road drainage with rolling dips, post vanes to restore eroded stream banks and one rock dams for the restoration of small tributaries with erosive processes. The effects of these landscape interventions are documented photographically.
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