Modelling increased soil cohesion due to roots with EUROSEM

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1948-1963

  De Baets, S ^a   Torri, D ^b   Poesen, Jean ^a   Salvador, M P ^b   Meersmans, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Concentrated flow erosion; Erosion resistance; Root architecture; Root density; Soil reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; EROSION; PILE FOUNDATIONS; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRENGTH; SILT;

CONCENTRATED FLOW EROSION; EROSION RESISTANCE; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT DENSITY; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

COHESION; EROSION RATE; MODELING; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; SOIL EROSION; TOPSOIL;

EID: 63049096709     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1647     Document Type: Article

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