Root tensile strength relationships and their slope stability implications of three shrub species in the Northern Apennines (Italy)

Geomorphology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 268-283

  Tosi, Matteo ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geologico Ambientali   (Italy)

Author keywords

Root pull out tests; Root tensile strength; Shrubs; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

CLAY SOIL; HILLSLOPE; LANDSLIDE; ROOT; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHRUB; SLOPE STABILITY; SLOPE STABILIZATION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

DITTRICHIA VISCOSA; ROSA CANINA; SPARTIUM JUNCEUM;

EID: 34248595143     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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