Earth-Science Reviews, volume 218, pages 103637

Measuring, modelling and managing gully erosion at large scales: A state of the art

M. Vanmaercke ^{1, 2}

P. Panagos ³

Tom Vanwalleghem ⁴

Antonio Hayas ⁵

S. Förster ⁶

Pasquale Borrelli ^{7, 8}

Mauro Rossi ⁹

Dino Torri ⁹

Javier Casalí ¹⁰

L. Borselli ¹¹

Olga Vigiak ³

Michael Märker ¹²

Nigussie Haregeweyn ¹³

Sofie De Geeter ^{1, 2}

Wojciech Zgłobicki ¹⁴

C.L. Bielders ¹⁵

Artemi Cerdà ¹⁶

C. Conoscenti ¹⁷

Tomás De Figueiredo ¹⁸

Bob Evans ¹⁹

V. N. Golosov ^{20, 21}

Ion Ionita ²²

Christos G Karydas ²³

Ádám Kertész ²⁴

J. Krása ²⁵

Caroline Le Bouteiller ²⁶

Maria Rãdoane ²⁷

Ratko Ristic ²⁸

Svetla Rousseva ²⁹

Miloš Stankoviansky ³⁰

Jannes Stolte ³¹

Christian Stolz ³²

Petra M. Kuhnert ³³

Scott C. Wilkinson ³⁴

Ben Jarihani ^{35, 36}

Jean Poesen ^{1, 14}

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KU Leuven, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Celestijnenlaan 200E, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium |

University of Liege, Department of Geography (U.R. SPHERES), Clos Mercator 3, 4000 Liège, Belgium |

European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra (VA), Italy |

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University of Córdoba, Department of Agronomy, Ctra. Nacional IV km.396, 14071 Córdoba, Spain |

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University of Córdoba, Department of Rural Engineering, Ctra. Nacional IV km.396, 14071 Córdoba, Spain |

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GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany |

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Kangwon National University, Department of Biological Environment, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea |

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University of Pavia, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Via Ferrata, 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy. |

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Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Via della Madonna Alta 126, 06128 Perugia, Italy |

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Public University of Navarre, Department of Engineering, IS-FOOD Institute (Innovation & Sustainable Development in Food Chain), Campus de Arrosadía, 31006 Pamplona, Navarre, Spain |

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Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Institute of Geology, Av. Dr. Manuel Nava 5, 78240 San Luis Potosí, Mexico |

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Università degli Studi di Pavia, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy |

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International Platform for Dryland Research and Education, Tottori University, Tottori 680-0001, Japan |

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Maria-Curie Sklodowska University, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Krasnicka 2D, 20-718 Lublin, Poland |

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Earth and Life Institute – Environmental Sciences, Université Catholique de Louvain Croix du Sud 2, L7.05.02 1348 Louvain‐la‐Neuve Belgium |

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Soil Erosion and Degradation Research Group, Department of Geography, Valencia University, Blasco Ibàñez, 28, 46010, Valencia, Spain |

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University of Palermo, Department of Earth and Marine Sciences, via Archirafi 22, 90123 Palermo, Italy |

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Mountain Research Centre (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia 5300‐253, Bragança Portugal |

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Anglia Ruskin University, Global Sustainability Institute, East Road, Cambridge CB1 IPT, United Kingdom |

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Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography, Leninskie Gory 1, 119991 Moscow, Russia |

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Russian Academy of Science, Institute of Geography, Staromonetniy Lane, 29, 119017 Moscow, Russia |

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Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Department of Geography, Carol I Blvd. 24, 700505 Iași, Romania |

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Remote Sensing Engineer, Mesimeri P.O. Box 413, 57500 Epanomi, Greece |

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Research Center for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Geographical Institute, H-1112 Budapest, Budaörsi út 45, Hungary |

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CTU In Prague, Department of Landscape Water Conservation, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Thakurova 7, 166 29 Prague 6, Czech Republic |

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Université Grenoble Alpes, INRAE UR ETNA, 38400 Saint Martin d'Heres, France |

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Stefan cel Mare University, Department of Geography, Universității,13, 720229 Suceava, Romania |

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University of Belgrade Faculty of Forestry Kneza Višeslava 1 11030 Belgrade SERBIA |

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Nikola Poushkarov Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnologies and Plant Protection, Department of Soil Physics, Erosion and Biota, Shosse Bankya Str. 7, 1331 Sofia, Bulgaria |

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Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Mlynská Dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4, Slovakia |

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Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway |

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Europe University of Flensburg, Department of Biology and its Didactics (Physical Geography), Auf dem Campus 1, 24943 Flensburg, Germany |

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CSIRO Land and Water EcoSciences Precinct Brisbane, Queensland Australia |

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CSIRO Land and Water, Clunies Ross Street, Black Mountain, 2601 Canberra, Australia |

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University of Central Asia, Mountain Societies Research Institute, Khorog, Tajikistan |

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University of the Sunshine Coast, Sustainability Research Centre, 90 Sippy Downs Drive, Australia |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2021-07-01

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Journal: Earth-Science Reviews

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DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103637

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General Earth and Planetary Sciences

Abstract

Soil erosion is generally recognized as the dominant process of land degradation . The formation and expansion of gullies is often a highly significant process of soil erosion. However, our ability to assess and simulate gully erosion and its impacts remains very limited. This is especially so at regional to continental scales. As a result, gullying is often overlooked in policies and land and catchment management strategies. Nevertheless, significant progress has been made over the past decades. Based on a review of >590 scientific articles and policy documents, we provide a state-of-the-art on our ability to monitor, model and manage gully erosion at regional to continental scales. In this review we discuss the relevance and need of assessing gully erosion at regional to continental scales (Section 1); current methods to monitor gully erosion as well as pitfalls and opportunities to apply them at larger scales (section 2); field-based gully erosion research conducted in Europe and European Russia (section 3); model approaches to simulate gully erosion and its contribution to catchment sediment yields at large scales (section 4); data products that can be used for such simulations (section 5); and currently existing policy tools and needs to address the problem of gully erosion (section 6). Section 7 formulates a series of recommendations for further research and policy development , based on this review. While several of these sections have a strong focus on Europe, most of our findings and recommendations are of global significance.

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Vanmaercke M. et al. Measuring, modelling and managing gully erosion at large scales: A state of the art // Earth-Science Reviews. 2021. Vol. 218. p. 103637.

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Vanmaercke M., Panagos P., Vanwalleghem T., Hayas A., Förster S., Borrelli P., Rossi M., Torri D., Casalí J., Borselli L., Vigiak O., Märker M., Haregeweyn N., De Geeter S., Zgłobicki W., Bielders C., Cerdà A., Conoscenti C., De Figueiredo T., Evans B., Golosov V. N., Ionita I., Karydas C. G., Kertész Á., Krása J., Le Bouteiller C., Rãdoane M., Ristic R., Rousseva S., Stankoviansky M., Stolte J., Stolz C., Kuhnert P. M., Wilkinson S. C., Jarihani B., Poesen J. Measuring, modelling and managing gully erosion at large scales: A state of the art // Earth-Science Reviews. 2021. Vol. 218. p. 103637.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103637

UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103637

TI - Measuring, modelling and managing gully erosion at large scales: A state of the art

T2 - Earth-Science Reviews

AU - Vanmaercke, M.

AU - Panagos, P.

AU - Vanwalleghem, Tom

AU - Hayas, Antonio

AU - Förster, S.

AU - Borrelli, Pasquale

AU - Rossi, Mauro

AU - Torri, Dino

AU - Casalí, Javier

AU - Borselli, L.

AU - Vigiak, Olga

AU - Märker, Michael

AU - Haregeweyn, Nigussie

AU - De Geeter, Sofie

AU - Zgłobicki, Wojciech

AU - Bielders, C.L.

AU - Cerdà, Artemi

AU - Conoscenti, C.

AU - De Figueiredo, Tomás

AU - Evans, Bob

AU - Golosov, V. N.

AU - Ionita, Ion

AU - Karydas, Christos G

AU - Kertész, Ádám

AU - Krása, J.

AU - Le Bouteiller, Caroline

AU - Rãdoane, Maria

AU - Ristic, Ratko

AU - Rousseva, Svetla

AU - Stankoviansky, Miloš

AU - Stolte, Jannes

AU - Stolz, Christian

AU - Kuhnert, Petra M.

AU - Wilkinson, Scott C.

AU - Jarihani, Ben

AU - Poesen, Jean

PY - 2021

DA - 2021/07/01

PB - Elsevier

SP - 103637

VL - 218

SN - 0012-8252

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@article{2021_Vanmaercke,

author = {M. Vanmaercke and P. Panagos and Tom Vanwalleghem and Antonio Hayas and S. Förster and Pasquale Borrelli and Mauro Rossi and Dino Torri and Javier Casalí and L. Borselli and Olga Vigiak and Michael Märker and Nigussie Haregeweyn and Sofie De Geeter and Wojciech Zgłobicki and C.L. Bielders and Artemi Cerdà and C. Conoscenti and Tomás De Figueiredo and Bob Evans and V. N. Golosov and Ion Ionita and Christos G Karydas and Ádám Kertész and J. Krása and Caroline Le Bouteiller and Maria Rãdoane and Ratko Ristic and Svetla Rousseva and Miloš Stankoviansky and Jannes Stolte and Christian Stolz and Petra M. Kuhnert and Scott C. Wilkinson and Ben Jarihani and Jean Poesen},

title = {Measuring, modelling and managing gully erosion at large scales: A state of the art},

journal = {Earth-Science Reviews},

year = {2021},

volume = {218},

publisher = {Elsevier},

month = {jul},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103637},

pages = {103637},

doi = {10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103637}

}

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