Arid area ; Castilla-La Mancha ; Human impact ; Infiltration ; Mediterranean area ; Micromorphology ; Rainfall simulation ; Rill wash ; Semi-arid area ; Slope ; Soil erosion ; Spain ; Vegetation
, vegetation patterns and microtopography at different spatial scales within a sparsely vegetated, semiarid area. The field evidence is discussed within the context of hierarchy theory, and the implications for management of these shrublands are related
to maintaining both the vegetation mosaic and runoff on these slopes.