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Check Dam Installation

Check Dam Installation is a post-fire rehabilitation technique involving the strategic placement of small, transverse barriers within erosion-prone channels to reduce flow velocity and sediment transport, thereby promoting vegetation recovery and soil stability.

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2017–2026

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Development of check-dam systems in gullies on the Loess Plateau, China

Xiangzhou Xu, Hongwu Zhang, Zhang Ouyang · Environmental Science & Policy · 2004 · 281 citations

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The use of check dams in watershed management projects: Examples from around the world

Naseer Ahmed Abbasi, Xiangzhou Xu, Manuel Esteban Lucas‐Borja et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2019 · 158 citations

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Check Dam in the Loess Plateau of China: Engineering for Environmental Services and Food Security.

Yafeng Wang, Bojie Fu, Liding Chen et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2011 · 143 citations

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Check dams worldwide: Objectives, functions, effectiveness and undesired effects

Manuel Esteban Lucas‐Borja, Guillaume Piton, Yang Yu et al. · CATENA · 2021 · 135 citations

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Effect of check dams on runoff, sediment yield, and retention on small semiarid watersheds

Viktor Polyakov, Mary Nichols, Mitchel P. McClaran et al. · Journal of Soil and Water Conservation · 2014 · 130 citations

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Authors

227

  1. ME
    Manuel Esteban Lucas‐Borja

    University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

    4 publications · 320 citations

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  2. DA
    Demetrio Antonio Zema

    University of Reggio Calabria, Italy

    4 publications · 371 citations

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  3. JM
    Jorge Mongil Manso

    Universidad de Valladolid, Spain

    3 publications · 104 citations

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  4. XX
    Xiangzhou Xu

    Dalian University of Technology, China

    3 publications · 476 citations

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  5. TL
    Tonglu Li

    Chang'an University, China

    3 publications · 90 citations

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Institutions

103

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    597 citations

  2. Institute of Soil and Water Conservation

    Yangling, China

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    895 citations

  3. University of Castilla-La Mancha

    Ciudad Real, Spain

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    492 citations

  4. Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    876 citations

  5. University of Reggio Calabria

    Reggio Calabria, Italy

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    1K citations

  6. Chang'an University

    Xi'an, China

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    288 citations

  7. Universidad de Valladolid

    Valladolid, Spain

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    140 citations

  8. Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment

    Chengdu, China

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    138 citations

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  1. The Science of The Total Environment

    6 publications · 275 citations

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  2. Landslides

    4 publications · 155 citations

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  3. CATENA

    4 publications · 259 citations

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  4. Journal of Hydrology

    3 publications · 90 citations

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  5. Arabian Journal of Geosciences

    2 publications · 60 citations

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