Andrés Martínez de Azagra Paredes

Diseño de repoblaciones forestales en zonas áridas: tamaño del microembalse y relación entre el área de impluvio y el área de recepción

Water economy plays a most important role when reforesting slopes in arid zones. Convenient water harvesting techniques allow the seedlings to survive, establish and grow much better due to a beneficial microclimate. In this paper we develop some basic criteria to fix the size of the water traps and microcatchments to be created with an adequate soil preparation. These criteria should help forest technicians to choose planting density and micropond size combining both: best survival chances of the seedlings and minimal alterations of the original microtopography of the slope.