https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1 daily 0.75 2026-10-14 https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1/islands-of-fertility-concept monthly 0.5 2026-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/00f74726-1a41-45ac-9cfd-8e2f69aebefb/Islands+of+fertility+distributed+sites+diagram.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 11. Islands of fertility concept - Make it stand out Diagram of the interconnected parcels idea working together to enhance the one larger system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/a9d5465a-8288-45bc-81fd-0a6cdbfff85d/Islands+of+fertility+sitewide+concept.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 11. Islands of fertility concept - Make it stand out An illustration (by ChatGPT) of the idea of these smaller islands of fertility dotted around the local area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/f68fd5fc-7039-4af6-86bc-06b068c313c7/ChatGPT+Image+Oct+5%2C+2026%2C+12_26_56+PM.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 11. Islands of fertility concept - Make it stand out An Example showing the benefits of in this scenario - 9 smaller plots of land rather than one large connected one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/9e1a4ac3-1402-4ff8-90ef-5852e3bf089f/ChatGPT+Image+Oct+5%2C+2026%2C+02_33_51+PM.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 11. Islands of fertility concept - Make it stand out Comparison of the 2 scenarios in a hypothetical section of the rambla. Left is untouched and Right is with the interventions mentioned in the article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/825a61c8-2cdf-4b29-9956-bf9bfcb06976/snip+showing+baffles+locations.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 11. Islands of fertility concept - Make it stand out Very rough illustration showing on a picture taken from the rambla by Los Navaros, where by Placing Baffles of Boulders and rocks in the highest flow areas (deepest tracks of erosion) they will absorb some of the waters force and drive it around them. by slowing it down it has more time to sink in a wider area which is available here, and will enable more vegetation to grow in place providing more resistance later on. https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1/10-what-are-the-risks-of-poorly-designed-restoration-interventions-in-ephemeral-river-systems monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/d99a5050-78e0-44a7-8b9b-ab16a25835d7/Diagram+1+of+poorly+designed+interventions+risks.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 10. When slowing water makes things worse : Designing Restoration for Ephemeral rivers. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/099363cc-3682-4a14-8e8a-b961da1ba257/Diagram+2+of+poorly+designed+interventions+risks.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 10. When slowing water makes things worse : Designing Restoration for Ephemeral rivers. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/632344d1-5da1-4cd0-8991-2f116c4081bb/ChatGPT+Image+Sep+16%2C+2026%2C+01_36_43+PM.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 10. When slowing water makes things worse : Designing Restoration for Ephemeral rivers. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/a41f5e6b-7d44-4df7-b8df-b39a4d51d139/Diagram+4+of+poorly+designed+interventions+risks.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 10. When slowing water makes things worse : Designing Restoration for Ephemeral rivers. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/761c2d11-56e8-4860-ac78-0775a7768523/1971-Hospitalet-4+-+flood+damaged+bridge+spain.webp Viva Almanzora Blog - 10. When slowing water makes things worse : Designing Restoration for Ephemeral rivers. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1/what-hydrological-functions-must-be-restored-first-to-initiate-long-term-landscape-recovery-in-the-areas-surrounding-huercal-overa monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/479a35dc-e0ab-4dba-b706-49ddc61e697d/viva_almanzora_rambla_blog_optimized.gif Viva Almanzora Blog - 9. Where Should Landscape Restoration Begin? Start With the Water - Make it stand out “The survey team” following the Rambla west of Los Navaros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/d287f428-b6c3-4852-a98f-a2ac7a28783c/Soil+jar+test+1.jpg Viva Almanzora Blog - 9. Where Should Landscape Restoration Begin? Start With the Water - Make it stand out Rambla soil sample (Taken - 37°20'47.9"N 1°59'42.3"W) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/ae1341b6-0447-41e4-b571-d81aa6b4884f/Snip+of+top+of+watershed+rough+design.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 9. Where Should Landscape Restoration Begin? Start With the Water - Make it stand out Snip from a rough design of a series of Earthworks interventions proposed for a potential pilot site at Sanat Marie de Nieve, Huercal-Overa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/bf710031-6a1c-419b-9bcb-5318845543fd/zunni+bowl+illustration.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 9. Where Should Landscape Restoration Begin? Start With the Water - Make it stand out Image borrowed from: 20191202_Mohave_County_LID_Guide_Flood_Protection_Water_Sustainability https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1/8-assessing-the-role-of-monoculture-agriculture-in-altering-local-and-catchment-scale-hydrology-in-the-almanzora-valley monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/7b544870-eb3c-4a7e-834e-79a4d4dd7ac0/aerial+view+of+the+greenhouses+-+sea+of+plastic+almeria.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 8. Assessing the role of monoculture agriculture in altering local and catchment-scale hydrology in the Almanzora Valley - ‍Monoculture cropping necessitates artificial inputs such as fertilizers being delivered and applied at an industrial scale - which in turn damages watercourses with the runoff. The same practices also reduce biodiversity which weakens the ecosystems’ ability to absorb large amounts of water in storms, store carbon, and self-regulate pests and diseases. In Almeria specifically it has taken a unique spin in the region close to the sea in the south of the region, a super intensive version optimised over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/e8c77e75-6f56-4773-bcd2-d616de0559c9/old+image+of+inside+a+greenhouse+in+almeria.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 8. Assessing the role of monoculture agriculture in altering local and catchment-scale hydrology in the Almanzora Valley - Single plant species also mean a lack of diverse root systems breaking up the soil layers below which allow precipitation to make its way deeper into the ground when it comes. If the plants used don’t have deep reaching and strong enough roots, not only can they not spread as deeply, but they also don’t support as many types of wildlife that can burrow and tunnel under the surface, churning, tunneling and aggregating soil as they create pathways for the water to make its way down and be kept long term https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/0fa180d4-5aa2-45d9-b353-3cb955f97592/overhead+view+of+a+new+plantation+-+monocrop-irrigated.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 8. Assessing the role of monoculture agriculture in altering local and catchment-scale hydrology in the Almanzora Valley - Image on the left- A google earth Image of newer Citrus plantations appearing on the outskirts of Los menas, Near Huercal-Overa This demonstrates the reality of the situation in the region. Yet it has had little to no effect on the number of new plantations being set up on newly acquired plots despite there being a royal decree issued to curtail the demands on freshwater usage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/c876d824-0d33-40db-9f93-972cbd7bfcd5/EUTROPHICATION.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 8. Assessing the role of monoculture agriculture in altering local and catchment-scale hydrology in the Almanzora Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/4a73d6c5-50f2-488b-8491-093494266534/harmful+algal+bloom+imgae.jpg Viva Almanzora Blog - 8. Assessing the role of monoculture agriculture in altering local and catchment-scale hydrology in the Almanzora Valley Toxic Algae bloom water, usually caused by Excess nutrient pollution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/a3cebb26-34db-4a50-8a9c-9db34c4267d0/m3.11+overall+diagram.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 8. Assessing the role of monoculture agriculture in altering local and catchment-scale hydrology in the Almanzora Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1/how-does-soil-structure-influence-infiltration-rates-and-what-processes-lead-to-its-collapse-in-dryland-systems monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/1f7ed102-3065-49da-83c6-97882724b5e9/Soil+Horizons+dryland+woodland.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 7. How does soil structure influence infiltration rates, and what processes lead to its collapse in dryland systems? - Make it stand out A generated image depicting Soil horizons in a healthy dryland forested area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/a881d75b-ace1-451a-ad57-fe9a4e15ebb2/soil+triangle+-+texture.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 7. How does soil structure influence infiltration rates, and what processes lead to its collapse in dryland systems? - Make it stand out The Soil Triangle - (a way of classifying Soil Texture) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/e3f5c84d-0311-4408-9ecc-fde0ec630cd0/graph+for+m3.10.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 7. How does soil structure influence infiltration rates, and what processes lead to its collapse in dryland systems? - Make it stand out Graph illustrating these influences on soil moisture infiltration from the study, “The influence of litter crusts on soil properties and hydrological processes in a sandy ecosystem” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/f738e4a9-5f77-4044-a447-44bef480c52d/ChatGPT+Image+Apr+27%2C+2026%2C+09_20_46+AM.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 7. How does soil structure influence infiltration rates, and what processes lead to its collapse in dryland systems? - Make it stand out Degraded Dryland Soil horizons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/d59cffe7-2fa3-4613-8424-5db28d1babd0/Leaf+Litter+food+web.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 7. How does soil structure influence infiltration rates, and what processes lead to its collapse in dryland systems? - Make it stand out Infographic showing the often understated role Litter crusts play in ecosystems https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1/6-what-are-the-dominant-feedback-loops-driving-hydrological-degradation-in-semi-arid-landscapes monthly 0.5 2026-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/1773158303229-8EI4D7AIYIW7KEIV5J8V/ChatGPT+Image+Mar+9%2C+2026%2C+04_08_02+PM.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 6. What are the dominant feedback loops driving hydrological degradation in semi-arid landscapes? - The impact of historic land use in the Mediterranean has been debated widely, summarised well in the paper by Karl W. Butzer - Environmental history in the Mediterranean world: cross-disciplinary investigation of cause-and-effect for degradation and soil erosion (doi:10.1016/j.jas.2005.06.001) – where it shows there have been studies going on since the 60’s about whether the land use over the last 8000 years has degraded the land. The consensus is that the primordial forest that one covered the Iberian Peninsula is largely gone, predominantly from human activity, although anomalous meteorological events cause devastation regardless of whether people are there or not. These are the exception though and not the norm. Land deforested and used for pasture with cattle, although it looks green and healthy with grass cover, the animals stop anything substantial growing back which can create the feedback loop here of: Human activity for sustenance and survival has depended on clearing forested land, using wood for construction and fuel, and farming the cleared land for crops and pasture of animals. This is the first step in this loop of degradation; the next step is the same weather and precipitation to hit the area is now received differently. Rain that was intercepted by the tree canopy thereby reducing its built-up kinetic energy- By allowing water to run down branches and trunks to the base of the tree or drip from the leaves gradually in the trees drip zone. The Rainfall now hits the ground with its terminal velocity gained falling from the clouds, before impacting the soil and rocks, which in turn take more kinetic energy causing splash erosion & surface crusting (see this article - Soil Crusting) it doesn’t have the same time to soak into the ground so runs downhill faster than before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/52e13a52-029a-403a-ad47-20dd31a84f72/Land+atmoshphere+connection+diagram+for+semi+arid.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 6. What are the dominant feedback loops driving hydrological degradation in semi-arid landscapes? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/6827458a-bcf6-45ea-be89-7a9492a046b2/Almanzora+soil+erosion.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 6. What are the dominant feedback loops driving hydrological degradation in semi-arid landscapes? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1/why-does-episodic-rainfall-lead-to-both-flooding-and-drought-in-degraded-catchments-such-the-almanzora-river monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/ffd9a9f9-484d-46a1-9b8f-f97468656920/Precipitation_rate_map_over_Spain_pillars+gota+fria.webp Viva Almanzora Blog - 5. Why does episodic rainfall lead to both flooding and drought in degraded catchments such the Almanzora river? - Evidence shows that the geomorphology exposed as it has been influenced by the heavy bouts of episodic rainfall which are so well known and characterise the area, have a popular name - Gota Fria, but more often in technical writing it’s known as DANA (Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos). The phenomenon is infamous for the flashy nature which at first is a much welcomed drink for the parched plant life but then can become dangerous by its sudden nature, unleashing heavy floods as the large amounts of water hit desiccated, hydrophobic land with little to no soil on much of the elevated watersheds such as the barren looking hills that bracket the valleys. Alarmingly the occurrence is becoming more intense year on year as discussed in this recent paper: Human-induced climate change amplification on storm dynamics in Valencia’s 2024 catastrophic flash flood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/01fde071-e9f6-483b-ae70-91c9d267e681/WhatsApp+Image+2025-12-02+at+13.04.30+%282%29.jpg Viva Almanzora Blog - 5. Why does episodic rainfall lead to both flooding and drought in degraded catchments such the Almanzora river? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/475219c5-e8f9-4156-9290-977ae4da8888/ChatGPT+Image+Mar+10%2C+2026%2C+11_22_08+AM.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 5. Why does episodic rainfall lead to both flooding and drought in degraded catchments such the Almanzora river? - Make it stand out An illustration inspired by Rainwater Harvesting for drylands and beyond, Authored by Brad Lancaster - depicting what i am proposing to do as an intervention measure where possible, reducing flash flood volumes and holding and sinking water longer, allowing the landscape to act as a slow-release sponge. https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1/to-what-extent-is-water-scarcity-in-almeria-a-problem-of-timing-rather-than-volume monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/7625997d-c31f-4f6c-96c1-84ad233839eb/output+%281%29.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 4. To what extent is water scarcity in Almeria a problem of timing rather than volume? - Make it stand out A hydrograph showing the river flow rates of a storm in a rambla river basin vs a perennial river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/5ddf03ba-cabd-4564-8bb1-71e4a8cdadc4/output+%282%29.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 4. To what extent is water scarcity in Almeria a problem of timing rather than volume? - Make it stand out An example of a Hyetograph of the same river showing a flash flood event caused by a storm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/75d423be-7294-46ad-a47c-ca54c84f201a/snip+of+water+course+down+to+rambla.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 4. To what extent is water scarcity in Almeria a problem of timing rather than volume? - Make it stand out A google maps view of an area taken in may so following the rainy season, showing the potential for vegetation to take hold, prior to the summer. Notice the clear path from the hills down to the rambla itself which is a channel for the heavy stormwater flashes. https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1/how-does-subsurface-hydrology-influence-surface-water-availability-in-semi-arid-mediterranean-catchments monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/b6ec4ecf-0240-4f93-a5cd-c9c8b01d4e52/m.2.5+Spanish+drinking+water+levels+of+minerals.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 3. How does subsurface hydrology influence surface water availability in semi-arid Mediterranean catchments? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/51254317-cf55-4f94-9ee1-86968e6b73e9/snip+of+rambla+be+laconception.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 3. How does subsurface hydrology influence surface water availability in semi-arid Mediterranean catchments? - Make it stand out Google streetview Image from the POV of La concepcion on the south side of the Rambla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/115ccb56-daea-43aa-9f33-a4b7d418c352/KARST+MAR.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 3. How does subsurface hydrology influence surface water availability in semi-arid Mediterranean catchments? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/705bd9ae-328f-4bed-ab4a-d50a7e284534/nappe+tectonic+-+en+espanol.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 3. How does subsurface hydrology influence surface water availability in semi-arid Mediterranean catchments? Also, in this area There are fault lines created during the nappe tectonics process which made the very hills and mountains that nurture the climate, creating our environment, and they are another key contributor to recharging that deeper aquifer underneath the shallow one capable of holding water deposited there over thousands of years. These formations of rocks look like horizontally laid slabs jutting out of the surface at an odd angle providing more routes down below the surface. These subterranean faults and cracks in the crust of the earth enable the water to move not just down vertically, but also laterally to areas you wouldn’t assume by looking at them to have any source of natural water. Once sufficiently charged with groundwater, it’s in these hidden areas that springs can emerge and small streams which then feed into surface rivers can also supply some of that stored water back out on the surface. the water had time to slowly flow through the ground unseen and more importantly un-evaporated, by rising through the ground again it can present itself as clearer almost drinkable water, perfect for tapping a spring or being used in shallow wells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/b015851e-4962-42fd-83b8-99c8ccba44c6/unnamed.jpg Viva Almanzora Blog - 3. How does subsurface hydrology influence surface water availability in semi-arid Mediterranean catchments? - Just an idea of what could be there The cycle isn’t performing as it could do at the moment because the missing link in the chain is the water being held in a suitable place for long enough to infiltrate deeper. By amending this part of the process and keeping the water there as long as possible, the groundwater levels could recharge. https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1/blog-post-title-one-x754c monthly 0.5 2026-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/e95f2592-ef17-4570-b1a1-b173058f81e0/Post+Rain+Debris+Rambla+2025-12-15+at+07.34.47.jpeg Viva Almanzora Blog - 1. What’s Really Happening to the Almanzora Valley? - Every year, the river in the centre of the ramblas runs for days at a time following a heavy downpour, although it’s a relief to see running water once the initial surge has gone, they can and do cause some damage. By carrying heavy debris which has a destructive effect. Roads can be damaged, drainage blocked and salts and contaminants are all washed over flooded land into the watercourse as well. https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1/historic-land-use-impacts monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/30a2b5f8-146e-434f-9872-12a8bfc877ce/BP.2.+Pic+1+timeline+illustration.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 2. Historical land use - How it shaped the hydrological function of South-eastern Spain & the Almanzora Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/debde398-20c6-4903-9a02-db3ed45a8820/pre+celtic+iberian+map+of+AOI.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 2. Historical land use - How it shaped the hydrological function of South-eastern Spain & the Almanzora Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/2676def4-9887-4a3e-98df-ca6ec307b424/BP2.3+-+Islamic+Al-andalus+hydrological+infrastructure.png Viva Almanzora Blog - 2. Historical land use - How it shaped the hydrological function of South-eastern Spain & the Almanzora Valley - Make it stand out Illustrations of what the Hydrological earthworks could have looked like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/3c851d2d-6dfc-4c9a-ba4e-8353c95a8d7c/BP2.4-modern+era+hydro+infrastructure.jpg Viva Almanzora Blog - 2. Historical land use - How it shaped the hydrological function of South-eastern Spain & the Almanzora Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1/tag/Written+by+a+human monthly 0.5 https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-2-1/tag/Not+AI+generated monthly 0.5 https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-en-espanol daily 0.75 2026-09-24 https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-en-espanol/estructura-suelo-infiltracion-degradacion-tierras-secas monthly 0.5 2026-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/1f7ed102-3065-49da-83c6-97882724b5e9/Soil+Horizons+dryland+woodland.png Blog en Español - 7. ¿Cómo influye la estructura del suelo en las tasas de infiltración y qué procesos provocan su colapso en los sistemas de tierras secas? - Make it stand out A generated image depicting Soil horizons in a healthy dryland forested area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/a881d75b-ace1-451a-ad57-fe9a4e15ebb2/soil+triangle+-+texture.png Blog en Español - 7. ¿Cómo influye la estructura del suelo en las tasas de infiltración y qué procesos provocan su colapso en los sistemas de tierras secas? - Make it stand out El triángulo del suelo: una herramienta utilizada para clasificar la textura del suelo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/e3f5c84d-0311-4408-9ecc-fde0ec630cd0/graph+for+m3.10.png Blog en Español - 7. ¿Cómo influye la estructura del suelo en las tasas de infiltración y qué procesos provocan su colapso en los sistemas de tierras secas? - Make it stand out Gráfico que ilustra algunas de estas influencias sobre la infiltración de agua en el suelo, basado en el estudio «The influence of litter crusts on soil properties and hydrological processes in a sandy ecosystem». https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/f738e4a9-5f77-4044-a447-44bef480c52d/ChatGPT+Image+Apr+27%2C+2026%2C+09_20_46+AM.png Blog en Español - 7. ¿Cómo influye la estructura del suelo en las tasas de infiltración y qué procesos provocan su colapso en los sistemas de tierras secas? - Make it stand out Horizontes de un suelo degradado en tierras secas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/d59cffe7-2fa3-4613-8424-5db28d1babd0/Leaf+Litter+food+web.png Blog en Español - 7. ¿Cómo influye la estructura del suelo en las tasas de infiltración y qué procesos provocan su colapso en los sistemas de tierras secas? - Make it stand out Infografía que muestra el papel, a menudo infravalorado, que desempeñan las capas de hojarasca dentro de los ecosistemas. https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-en-espanol/retroalimentacion-degradacion-hidrologica-paisajes-semiaridos monthly 0.5 2026-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/1773158303229-8EI4D7AIYIW7KEIV5J8V/ChatGPT+Image+Mar+9%2C+2026%2C+04_08_02+PM.png Blog en Español - 6. ¿Cuáles son los principales bucles de retroalimentación que impulsan la degradación hidrológica en los paisajes semiáridos? - El impacto histórico del uso del suelo en el Mediterráneo ha sido ampliamente debatido. Una buena síntesis puede encontrarse en el trabajo de Karl W. Butzer, Environmental history in the Mediterranean world: cross-disciplinary investigation of cause-and-effect for degradation and soil erosion (doi:10.1016/j.jas.2005.06.001). Este trabajo muestra que, desde la década de 1960, numerosos estudios han tratado de determinar hasta qué punto aproximadamente 8.000 años de actividad humana y cambios en el uso del territorio han contribuido a su degradación. Existe un amplio consenso en que gran parte de los bosques originales que antiguamente cubrían la península ibérica han desaparecido, predominantemente como consecuencia de la actividad humana, aunque determinados fenómenos meteorológicos excepcionales pueden provocar una devastación considerable independientemente de la presencia humana. Sin embargo, estos acontecimientos extremos representan la excepción y no la situación habitual. Un territorio deforestado y posteriormente utilizado como pasto para el ganado puede parecer verde y saludable gracias a su cubierta herbácea. Sin embargo, el pastoreo puede impedir que árboles y arbustos de mayor tamaño vuelvan a establecerse. Esto puede iniciar un bucle de degradación: Deforestación > erosión > menor infiltración > pérdida adicional de vegetación > mayor erosión > menor infiltración… Históricamente, las actividades humanas necesarias para la subsistencia y la supervivencia han dependido de la tala de bosques, del uso de la madera para construcción y combustible y de la utilización posterior de las tierras despejadas para cultivos y pastoreo. Este representa el primer paso de este ciclo de degradación. El siguiente paso se produce cuando las mismas condiciones meteorológicas y las mismas precipitaciones empiezan a interactuar con un territorio muy diferente. Anteriormente, una parte de la lluvia era interceptada por las copas de los árboles, reduciendo la energía cinética con la que alcanzaba el suelo. El agua podía descender por las ramas y los troncos hasta la base de los árboles o caer gradualmente desde las hojas dentro de la zona situada bajo la copa. Una vez eliminada esa cobertura vegetal, la lluvia golpea directamente el suelo después de haber adquirido velocidad durante su caída desde las nubes. El impacto sobre el suelo desnudo y las rocas transmite mucha más energía cinética a la superficie, favoreciendo procesos como la erosión por salpicadura y la formación de costras superficiales (véase Soil Crusting). Como consecuencia, el agua dispone de menos tiempo y oportunidades para infiltrarse en el terreno y comienza a desplazarse ladera abajo con mayor rapidez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/52e13a52-029a-403a-ad47-20dd31a84f72/Land+atmoshphere+connection+diagram+for+semi+arid.png Blog en Español - 6. ¿Cuáles son los principales bucles de retroalimentación que impulsan la degradación hidrológica en los paisajes semiáridos? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/6827458a-bcf6-45ea-be89-7a9492a046b2/Almanzora+soil+erosion.png Blog en Español - 6. ¿Cuáles son los principales bucles de retroalimentación que impulsan la degradación hidrológica en los paisajes semiáridos? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-en-espanol/lluvias-episodicas-inundaciones-sequia-almanzora monthly 0.5 2026-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/ffd9a9f9-484d-46a1-9b8f-f97468656920/Precipitation_rate_map_over_Spain_pillars+gota+fria.webp Blog en Español - 5. ¿Por qué las lluvias episódicas provocan tanto inundaciones como sequías en cuencas degradadas como la del río Almanzora? - Las evidencias muestran cómo la geomorfología actual ha sido profundamente influida por los episodios de lluvias intensas y concentradas que caracterizan esta región. Popularmente se ha utilizado durante mucho tiempo el término gota fría, aunque en la literatura técnica actual suele emplearse DANA —Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos—. Este fenómeno es conocido por su carácter repentino. Inicialmente, la llegada de la lluvia puede representar un aporte muy necesario para una vegetación sometida durante meses a condiciones extremadamente secas. Sin embargo, esa misma precipitación puede convertirse rápidamente en un peligro cuando grandes volúmenes de agua alcanzan terrenos desecados e hidrófobos, con poca o ninguna capa de suelo desarrollada en buena parte de las zonas elevadas de la cuenca, como ocurre en muchas de las laderas áridas que delimitan los valles. De manera preocupante, algunos estudios recientes señalan que estos episodios extremos pueden intensificarse bajo determinadas condiciones asociadas al cambio climático, como se analiza en el trabajo Human-induced climate change amplification on storm dynamics in Valencia’s 2024 catastrophic flash flood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/01fde071-e9f6-483b-ae70-91c9d267e681/WhatsApp+Image+2025-12-02+at+13.04.30+%282%29.jpg Blog en Español - 5. ¿Por qué las lluvias episódicas provocan tanto inundaciones como sequías en cuencas degradadas como la del río Almanzora? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/475219c5-e8f9-4156-9290-977ae4da8888/ChatGPT+Image+Mar+10%2C+2026%2C+11_22_08+AM.png Blog en Español - 5. ¿Por qué las lluvias episódicas provocan tanto inundaciones como sequías en cuencas degradadas como la del río Almanzora? - Make it stand out Ilustración inspirada en Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, de Brad Lancaster, que representa el tipo de intervención que propongo aplicar allí donde sea posible: reducir el volumen y la velocidad de las avenidas súbitas, retener el agua durante más tiempo y favorecer su infiltración, permitiendo que el paisaje funcione progresivamente como una esponja de liberación lenta. https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-en-espanol/escasez-agua-almeria-tiempo-volumen monthly 0.5 2026-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/7625997d-c31f-4f6c-96c1-84ad233839eb/output+%281%29.png Blog en Español - 4. ¿Hasta qué punto la escasez de agua en Almería es un problema de distribución temporal más que de volumen? - Make it stand out Hidrograma que muestra el caudal de un río durante una tormenta en una cuenca de rambla, comparado con el de un río perenne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/5ddf03ba-cabd-4564-8bb1-71e4a8cdadc4/output+%282%29.png Blog en Español - 4. ¿Hasta qué punto la escasez de agua en Almería es un problema de distribución temporal más que de volumen? - Make it stand out Ejemplo de un hietograma del mismo río durante un episodio de avenida súbita provocado por una tormenta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/75d423be-7294-46ad-a47c-ca54c84f201a/snip+of+water+course+down+to+rambla.png Blog en Español - 4. ¿Hasta qué punto la escasez de agua en Almería es un problema de distribución temporal más que de volumen? - Make it stand out Vista de Google Maps tomada en mayo, después de la temporada de lluvias, mostrando el potencial de establecimiento de la vegetación antes de la llegada del verano. Puede observarse claramente la ruta que sigue el agua desde las colinas hasta la propia rambla, formando un canal para los rápidos flujos generados durante las tormentas intensas. https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/f3eef313-7fed-4b3b-bf9c-04284f481427/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/f3eef313-7fed-4b3b-bf9c-04284f481427/thumbnail Blog en Español - 4. ¿Hasta qué punto la escasez de agua en Almería es un problema de distribución temporal más que de volumen? Blog en Español - 4. ¿Hasta qué punto la escasez de agua en Almería es un problema de distribución temporal más que de volumen? https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-en-espanol/hidrologia-subsuperficial-agua-superficial-cuencas-semiaridas monthly 0.5 2026-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/b6ec4ecf-0240-4f93-a5cd-c9c8b01d4e52/m.2.5+Spanish+drinking+water+levels+of+minerals.png Blog en Español - 3. ¿Cómo influye la hidrología subsuperficial en la disponibilidad de agua superficial en las cuencas mediterráneas semiáridas? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/51254317-cf55-4f94-9ee1-86968e6b73e9/snip+of+rambla+be+laconception.png Blog en Español - 3. ¿Cómo influye la hidrología subsuperficial en la disponibilidad de agua superficial en las cuencas mediterráneas semiáridas? - Make it stand out Imagen de Google Street View tomada desde el punto de vista de La Concepción, en el lado sur de la rambla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/115ccb56-daea-43aa-9f33-a4b7d418c352/KARST+MAR.png Blog en Español - 3. ¿Cómo influye la hidrología subsuperficial en la disponibilidad de agua superficial en las cuencas mediterráneas semiáridas? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/705bd9ae-328f-4bed-ab4a-d50a7e284534/nappe+tectonic+-+en+espanol.png Blog en Español - 3. ¿Cómo influye la hidrología subsuperficial en la disponibilidad de agua superficial en las cuencas mediterráneas semiáridas? En esta zona existen también fallas generadas durante los procesos tectónicos de mantos de corrimiento (nappe tectonics) que dieron origen a muchas de las colinas y montañas que condicionan el clima local y contribuyen a crear el entorno actual. Estas estructuras constituyen otro factor importante en la recarga de los acuíferos más profundos situados bajo los acuíferos someros, capaces de almacenar agua que puede permanecer allí durante periodos muy prolongados. Estas formaciones rocosas pueden observarse como grandes capas o placas dispuestas casi horizontalmente pero inclinadas y emergiendo de la superficie en ángulos poco habituales, creando rutas adicionales hacia el subsuelo. Las fallas y fracturas subterráneas permiten que el agua se desplace no solo verticalmente hacia abajo, sino también lateralmente hacia zonas que, observadas únicamente desde la superficie, no parecerían disponer de ninguna fuente natural de agua. Cuando estos sistemas contienen suficiente agua subterránea, pueden aparecer manantiales en lugares inesperados. También pueden originarse pequeños arroyos que terminan alimentando los ríos superficiales, devolviendo a la superficie parte del agua almacenada bajo tierra. Durante este proceso, el agua ha tenido tiempo de desplazarse lentamente por el subsuelo, fuera de nuestra vista y, lo que es especialmente importante en un clima semiárido, protegida de la evaporación directa. Cuando vuelve a emerger puede presentarse como un agua mucho más clara, potencialmente aprovechable mediante la captación de un manantial o a través de pozos poco profundos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/b015851e-4962-42fd-83b8-99c8ccba44c6/unnamed.jpg Blog en Español - 3. ¿Cómo influye la hidrología subsuperficial en la disponibilidad de agua superficial en las cuencas mediterráneas semiáridas? - Una simple representación de lo que podría existir bajo la superficie. Actualmente, el ciclo no funciona con todo su potencial porque uno de los eslabones que falta en la cadena es conseguir que el agua permanezca en lugares adecuados durante el tiempo suficiente para poder infiltrarse a mayor profundidad. Si conseguimos modificar esta parte del proceso y mantener el agua en el territorio durante el mayor tiempo posible, existe el potencial de favorecer la recarga de las aguas subterráneas y contribuir a recuperar sus niveles. https://www.vivaalmanzora-ecologicalrestoration.live/blog-en-espanol/uso-historico-del-suelo-hidrologia-valle-almanzora monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/30a2b5f8-146e-434f-9872-12a8bfc877ce/BP.2.+Pic+1+timeline+illustration.png Blog en Español - 2. Uso histórico del suelo: cómo ha configurado el funcionamiento hidrológico del sureste de España y del valle del Almanzora - Make it stand out Infografía que representa las distintas etapas de la hidrología de Almería y Andalucía a lo largo de 5.000 años https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/debde398-20c6-4903-9a02-db3ed45a8820/pre+celtic+iberian+map+of+AOI.png Blog en Español - 2. Uso histórico del suelo: cómo ha configurado el funcionamiento hidrológico del sureste de España y del valle del Almanzora - Make it stand out Imagen: mapa prerromano/celtíbero del área de estudio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/2676def4-9887-4a3e-98df-ca6ec307b424/BP2.3+-+Islamic+Al-andalus+hydrological+infrastructure.png Blog en Español - 2. Uso histórico del suelo: cómo ha configurado el funcionamiento hidrológico del sureste de España y del valle del Almanzora - Make it stand out Ilustración de cómo podrían haber sido algunas de las obras hidráulicas y movimientos de tierra utilizados durante este periodo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68ed0ace7f155906eb734c20/3c851d2d-6dfc-4c9a-ba4e-8353c95a8d7c/BP2.4-modern+era+hydro+infrastructure.jpg Blog en Español - 2. 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