Rock fragments protect soil against erosion

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Antonio Jordán
University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain

This is a view of a burnt area in Navalón (Valencia, eastern Spain). After the fire, when the vegetation cover is lost, rock fragments protect soil from the direct impact of raindrops, interrupt runoff, channel water and help to maintain the structure and porosity of soil immediately beneath them, creating a mosaic of infiltration / runoff.

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Type Image Format JPG Size 2.9 MB Width 2496 px Height 1664 px Aspect 3:2 Brand Canon Model EOS 350D DIGITAL Exposure 22 mm f/10 1/250 s ISO 400 Taken 4 December 2008 Coordinates 38.9220, -0.8590 Tint Dark gray Submitted 8 July 2014

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