Geomorphic reclamation for reestablishment of landform stability at a watershed scale in mined sites: The Alto Tajo Natural Park, Spain

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 111, Issue , 2018, Pages 100-116

  Zapico, Ignacio ^a,b   Martín Duque, José F ^a,b   Bugosh, Nicholas ^c   Laronne, Jonathan B ^d   Ortega, Ana ^b   Molina, Antonio ^e   Martín Moreno, Cristina ^b   Nicolau, José M ^f   Sánchez Castillo, Lázaro ^g  

^a INSTITUTO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c GeoFluv   (United States)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alto Tajo Natural Park; GeoFluv; Geomorphic reclamation; Landform stability; Mining reclamation; Sediment yield

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GRADING; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE; RECLAMATION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STABILITY; SURVEYING; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WATERSHEDS;

ALTO TAJO NATURAL PARKS; CENTRAL SPAIN; FIRST-ORDER STREAMS; GEOFLUV; GEOMORPHIC RECLAMATION; LANDFORM STABILITY; MINING RECLAMATION; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SMALL WATERSHEDS; WATERSHED SCALE;

LANDFORMS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GPS; LAND RECLAMATION; LANDFORM; OPEN PIT MINE; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEDIMENTATION; SOFTWARE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATERSHED;

ALTO TAJO NATURE RESERVE; CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; SPAIN;

EID: 85037377889     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.11.011     Document Type: Article

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