Slope stabilisation by perennial "gramineae" in Southern Italy: Plant growth and temporal performance

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 429-447

  Cazzuffi, D ^a   Corneo, A ^b   Crippa, E ^a  

^a CESI   (Italy)

^b Medea Research Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eco engineering; Erosion control; Monitoring programme; Perennial "gramineae"; Revegetation; Roots; Slope stabilisation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; EROSION; MONITORING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REVEGETATION; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL CONSERVATION;

ECO-ENGINEERING; EROSION CONTROL; MONITORING PROGRAMME;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EROSION CONTROL; RAINFALL; REVEGETATION; SLOPE STABILITY; SLOPE STABILIZATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

CALABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

POACEAE;

EID: 33745616369     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-005-4144-9     Document Type: Article

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