Ephemeral channels (ramblas or dry channels - except in sudden occasional flash foods) are prevalent in the Mediterranean, where they make up most of the fluvial network. They are fundamental natural systems in the hydrological cycle for transporting water, sediment and nutrients, and, therefore, are excellent indicators of climate and global change. Their promotion, the recognition of their role, their hydromorphological values and ecosystemic services are all absolutely essential for understanding their level of resilience and contribution to adapting to climate change. And it is urgent for us to work on their management, recovery and conservation, because overall they are subjected to strong pressures and are being greatly damaged.
This guide warns the reader about the multiple impacts these channels are subjected to, it informs us about their important Mediterranean heritage, which is so underestimated and ignored; and it proposes 33 good practices for their management and recovery. It is a book that can offer ideas to the people responsible for managing them, but is aimed at the whole of society, because the challenge is very complex: we have to recover ephemeral channels by improving understanding and raising awareness. And we must act quickly, because it is already late and until now practically nothing has been done to respect, protect and recover these vital fluvial systems on our land. This is our challenge.
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The current deterioration ofephemeral streams
Alfredo Ollero Ojeda, María Luisa Suárez Alonso, María Rosario Vidal-Abarca Gutiérrez, Carmelo Conesa García, Yilena Hermoso, Sergio Sanmartín, Ana Sáenz de Olazagoitia Blanco, Francesca Segura Beltran, Carles Sanchis Ibor
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Indicators of resilience, evaluation andcriteria for management and restoration
Carmelo Conesa García, Alfredo Ollero Ojeda, Askoa Ibisate González de Matauco, María Rosario Vidal-Abarca Gutiérrez, María Luisa Suárez Alonso, Pedro Pérez Cutillas, Rafael García Lorenzo, Valeria Pirchi, Yilena Hermoso, Sergio Sanmartín, Alberto Martínez Salvador
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Good practices for the managementand restoration of ephemeral streams
Alfredo Ollero Ojeda, Yilena Hermoso, Sergio Sanmartín, Askoa Ibisate González de Matauco, Jesús Horacio García García, Carmelo Conesa García, María Luisa Suárez Alonso, María Rosario Vidal-Abarca Gutiérrez
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Good practices for adapting to climatechange in ephemeral streams
Carmelo Conesa García, Pedro Pérez Cutillas, Alberto Martínez Salvador, María Luisa Suárez Alonso, María Rosario Vidal-Abarca Gutiérrez, Francisco Alonso Sarria, Alfredo Ollero Ojeda
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