Water-related ecological impacts of rill erosion processes in Mediterranean-dry reclaimed slopes

► Rill erosion conditions the availability and spatial distribution of soil moisture ► Rill networks increase runoff connectivity, maximizing the loss of water from slopes ► Soil moisture is deprived from interril areas and concentrated in the rill beds ► Rill erosion reduces non-linearly the availability of water for vegetation ► The ecological consequences of rill erosion are led by the increase of water stress