Soil Erosion and Sediment Redistribution in River Catchments: Measurement, Modelling and Management (Cabi Publishing)

Contents......Page 5
Contributors......Page 9
Preface......Page 13
PART I: INTRODUCTION......Page 15
1 Introduction to Soil Erosion and Sediment Redistribution in River Catchments: Measurement, Modelling and Management in the 21st Century......Page 17
PART II: MEASUREMENT......Page 25
2 Tracing versus Monitoring: New Challenges and Opportunities in Erosion and Sediment Delivery Research......Page 27
3 A Comparison of Caesium-137 and Erosion Pin Data from Tai To Yan, Hong Kong......Page 42
4 Assessing the Contribution of Different Processes to Soil Degradation within an Arable Catchment of the Stavropol Upland, Southern European Russia......Page 54
5 Hillslope Soil Erosion and Bioturbation after the Christmas 2001 Forest Fires near Sydney, Australia......Page 65
6 Tracing Eroded Soil in a Burnt Water Supply Catchment, Sydney, Australia: Linking Magnetic Enhancement to Soil Water Repellency......Page 76
7 Land Use, Sediment Delivery and Sediment Yield in England and Wales......Page 84
8 Seasonal Trends of Suspended Sediment Concentration in a Mediterranean Basin (Anoia River, NE Spain)......Page 99
9 Suspended Sediment Transport during Rainfall and Snowmelt–Rainfall Floods in a Small Lowland Catchment, Central Poland......Page 108
10 Sediment in the River Bush, Northern Ireland: Transport, Sources and Management Implications......Page 115
11 The Physical and Biological Influence of Spawning Fish on Fine Sediment Transport and Storage......Page 126
12 Lakes and Reservoirs in the Sediment Delivery System: Reconstructing Sediment Yields......Page 142
PART III: MODELLING......Page 157
13 Can Soil Erosion be Predicted?......Page 159
14 Erodibility Assessment in Dynamic Event-based Erosion Models......Page 167
15 Double-averaging Methodology in Stochastic Modelling of Soil Erosion......Page 176
16 Runoff and Predicting Erosion on Hillslopes within Catchments......Page 184
17 The Roles of Natural and Human Disturbances in Forest Soil Erosion......Page 191
18 Runoff and Erosion Modelling by WEPP in an Experimental Mediterranean Watershed......Page 200
19 Spatial Modelling of Ephemeral Gully Incision: a Combined Empirical and Physical Approach......Page 209
20 Simulating Fine Sediment Delivery in Lowland Catchments: Model Development and Application of INCA-Sed......Page 221
PART IV: MANAGEMENT......Page 229
21 Estimating Sediment Generation from Hillslopes in England and Wales: Development of a Management Planning Tool......Page 231
22 Management of Sediment Production and Prevention in River Catchments: a Matter of Scale?......Page 242
23 Changes in the Spatial Distribution of Erosion within a Selectively Logged Rainforest Catchment in Borneo 1988–2003......Page 253
24 Erosion and Deposition Rates on ‘Headlands’ in Low-gradient Sugarcane Land in Australia......Page 268
25 Land Use Change, Sediment Fluxes and Reef Conservation in Belize, Central America......Page 278
26 Understanding the Distribution, Structure and Behaviour of Urban Sediments and Associated Metals Towards Improving Water Management Strategies......Page 286
27 Managing Sediment in the Landscape: Current Practices and Future Vision......Page 301
PART V: SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK......Page 309
28 Soil Erosion and Sediment Redistribution in River Catchments: Summary, Outlook and Future Requirements......Page 311
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