especially in mountain regions. Soil erosion is of special concern in agricultural lands, but agriculture is only one of many development activities that greatly accelerates soil erosion processes.

Dams disrupt sediment and hydrologic connectivity, fragmenting river ecosystems and altering geomorphic and ecological processes. In response ... to dam removals and channel restoration in steep ...

Both mountain ranges have particularly well-developed, over-deepened troughs and widespread glacial sediments and landforms, which heavily influence modern geomorphic processes and land use. Today ...