Root profile assessment by means of hydrological, pedological and above-ground vegetation information for bio-engineering purposes

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 305-316

  Preti, F ^a   Dani, A ^a   Laio, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Above and below ground vegetation; Root area; Root profile; Rooted soil area; Rooting depth

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENGINEERING; CENTRAL ITALY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; GROUND VEGETATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; PLANT ROOTS; ROOT AREA; ROOTING DEPTHS; SOIL SURFACES; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER USE;

SLOPE STABILITY; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

SOILS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOENGINEERING; ECOHYDROLOGY; EVAPORATION; PEDOLOGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOTING; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER USE;

ITALY;

EID: 76349096264     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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