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General description
The station is located in the valley of a watercourse on the base of the south side of the ‘Sierra de Filabres’ on micaesquistos where the climate is semiarid with mild temperatures. The vegetation is divided in 3 communities situated in altitude layers. The instrumentation is distributed covering 26 ha.
Site history
Rambla Honda activity began in 1989 within a subproject of LUCDEME Programme. The station was consolidated in the framework of consecutive MEDALUS Project funded by the EU and it has worked uninterruptedly since then associated to other research projects. The station is focused to study the interactions between the vegetation, the hydrologic pattern and the geomorphologic processes in a semiarid Mediterranean climate. The basic scientific problem is the answer of seminatural arid territories against the abandonment and the climate change. The work scales cover all the levels from plots to landscape.
Geographical information
LOCATION:
Near the centre of the province of Almería, on the south side of ‘Sierra de Filabres’
(UTM 30S WG 5509)
ALTITUDE: 620 - 800 m asl
COORDINATES: 37º 7’ 47’’ N, 2º 22’ 17’’ W
EXTENSION: Aprox. 60 Ha
Contact information
CONTACT PERSON:
Juan Puigdefábregas Tomás
INSTITUTION:
Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC
ADDRESS:
C/ General Segura, 1
04001 Almería
PHONE: (+34) 950 28 10 45
E-MAIL: puigdefa@eeza.csic.es
Main biotic community
Esparto grasslands.
Current research topics
Monitoring of climatological and hydrological variables within RESEL Network.
CANOA Project (National Plan).
Current data
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Abiotic parameters |
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Climate |
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TEMPERATURE |
From 1989 |
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RAINFALL |
From 1989 |
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HUMIDITY |
From 1989 |
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GLOBAL RADIATION |
From 1989 |
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NET RADIATION |
From 1989 |
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WIND SPEED |
From 1989 |
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WIND DIRECTION |
From 1989 |
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DRY DEPOSITION |
From 1993 |
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Soil |
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SOIL MOISTURE |
From 1992 |
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TEMPERATURE |
From 1992 |
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ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY |
From 1992 |
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EROSION |
From 1989 |
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Hydrology |
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RUNOFF VOLUME |
From 1989 |
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SEDIMENT CHARGE |
From 1989 |
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RUNOFF ALKALINITY |
From 1989 |
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RUNOFF pH |
From 1989 |
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RUNOFF ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY |
From 1989 |
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TOTAL PHOSPHORUS |
From 1989 |
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GROUND WATER LEVEL |
From 1992 |
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Biotic parameters |
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Structural |
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DIVERSITY
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1992-1997 |
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BIOMASS |
1992-1997 |
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COVER |
1992-1997 |
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Functional |
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PRODUCTION |
1992-1997 |
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PHENOLOGY |
1992-1997 |
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LITTER |
1992-1997 |
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DECOMPOSITION |
1992-1997 |
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EVAPOTRANSPIRATION |
1996-2004 |
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SPECIES INTERACTION |
1993-1998 |
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DATA FORMAT:
Access.
Data access
Data will be available on request.
Research projects and funding institutions
Nowadays, CANOA Project and a RESEL contract (General Direction of Nature Conservation – LUCDEME Project) are being developed in the station (National Plan. 2004-2007).
On-going collaborations
General Direction of Nature Conservation, ICTJA (CSIC), CEBAS (CSIC).
Main references
Domingo, F., L., Villagarcía, A. J. Brenner and J. Puigdefábregas. Measuring and modelling the radiation balance of a heterogeneous shrubland. 2000. Plant, Cell and Environment, 23: 27-38.
Domingo, F., L., Villagarcía, M., Boer, L., Alados-Arboledas and J., Puigdefábregas, J. Evaluating the long-term water balance of arid zone stream bed vegetation using evapotranspiration modelling and hillslope runoff measurements. 2001. Journal of Hydrology, 243: 17 - 30..
Haase, P., F. I., Pugnaire, E. M. Fernández, J., Puigdefábregas, S. C. Clark and L. D. Incoll. An investigation of rooting depth of the semi-arid shrub Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Boiss. by labelling of ground water with a chemical tracer. 1996. Journal of Hydrology, 177: 23-31.
Nicolau, J. M., A., Solé-Benet, J., Puigdefábregas and L., Gutiérrez. Effects of soil and vegetation on runoff along a catena in semi-arid Spain. 1996. Geomorphology, 14: 297-309.
Pugnaire, F.I. and R. Lázaro. Seed bank and understorey species composition in a semiarid environment: The effect of shrub age and rainfall. 2000. Annals of Botany, 86: 807-813.
Puigdefábregas, J., G., del Barrio, M., Boer, L., Gutierrez Carretero and A., Solé-Benet. Differential responses of hillslope and channel elements to rainfall events in a semi-arid area. 1998. Geomorphology, 23: 337-351
Puigdefábregas, J., A., Solé-Benet, L., Gutierrez Carretero, G., del Barrio and M., Boer. Scales and processes of water and sediment redistribution in drylands: results from the Rambla Honda field site in Southeast Spain. 1999. Earth-Science Reviews, 48: 39-70.
Solé-Benet, A., Y., Cantón, F., Domingo, G., del Barrio, R., Lázaro, M. A., Domene, S., Vidal and J., Puigdefábregas. Long-term monitoring of two micro-catchments in semi-arid SE Spain. 2003. In L.Holko, P.Milanek (eds.)"Interdisciplinary approaches in small catchment hydrology: monitoring and assessment". Technical Documents in Hydrology, nº 67, pp 183-188. UNESCO. Paris..
Solé-Benet, A., Y., Cantón, F., Domingo, G., del Barrio, R., Lázaro, and J., Puigdefábregas. Hydrological monitoring of two small catchments in a Mediterranean semi-arid environment. Results after 10 years and thoughts for the future. 2002. In L.Holko, P.Miklanek, J.Parajka, Z.Kostka (eds) Interdisciplinary approaches in small catchment hydrology: monitoring and research (ERB and Northern European FRIEND Project 5 Conference, Demanovska Dolina, Slovakia, Sept 2002), Slovac Committee for Hydrology - NC IHP UNESCO, pp 109-114.
Vidal, S., A., Solé-Benet, R., Lázaro, A., Durán y J., Puigdefábregas. Estaciones automáticas de aforo & muestreo de caudales de bajo costo & mantenimiento para zonas remotas. 1996. IV Simposio sobre el Agua en Andalucía. 193 - 203.
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