Calvo-Cases, AdolfoHarvey, Adrian M.Alexander, RoyCantón, YolandaLázaro, RobertoSolé-Benet, AlbertPuigdefábregas, Juan2016-01-252016-01-252014-04-19Calvo-Cases, A., Harvey, A., Alexander, R., Cantón, Y., Lázaro, R., Solé-Benet, A., & Puigdefábregas, J. (2014). Badlands in the Tabernas Basin, Betic Chain. In F. Gutiérrez & M. Gutiérrez (Eds.), Landscapes and Landforms of Spain (pp. 197-211): Springer Netherlands.978-94-017-8627-0978-94-017-8628-710.1007/978-94-017-8628-7_17http://hdl.handle.net/10034/594795This book chapter is not available through ChesterRep.The complex badland landscape at Tabernas results from a combination of relief amplitude generated by tectonic uplift since the Pliocene and reactivated several times during the Pleistocene, the properties of the Tortonian sedimentary rocks and a predominantly arid climate. The landscape is dominated by deep incision of the main river systems, which continues in part of the headwater tributaries, and characterized by contrasting slope morphologies and a variety of microecosystems. The Tabernas badlands exhibit a diversity of landforms resulting from the combination of multi-age soil surface components that allow a variety of processes to operate at different rates. These are dominated by rilling and shallow mass movements on south-facing hillslopes. On old surfaces and north-facing hillslopes, where biological components are present, overland flow with variable infiltration capacity and low erosion rates prevail. Incision in the gully bottoms occurs in the most active areas.enBadlandsLandform evolutionBiological soil crustsErosion processesBook chapter