Parameters to predict slope stability-Soil water and root profiles

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-95

  Osman, Normaniza ^a   Barakbah, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ecological engineering; Root length density; Soil penetrability; Soil shear strength; Soil plant atmosphere continuum

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL MECHANICS; VEGETATION;

ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ROOT LENGTH DENSITY; SOIL PENETRABILITY; SOIL SHEAR STRENGTH;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BIOMASS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL SURVEYS; VEGETATION;

ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; PREDICTION; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33750315319     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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