The influence of plant diversity on slope stability in a moist evergreen deciduous forest

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-275

  Genet, Marie ^a   Stokes, Alexia ^b   Fourcaud, Thierry ^b   Norris, Joanne E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UMR AMAP   (France)

^c CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bamboo; Landslides; Root reinforcement; Shear; Sichuan; Tensile resistance

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; FORESTRY; LANDSLIDES; MIXTURES; SAFETY FACTOR; SHEARING; SLOPE PROTECTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DECIDUOUS SPECIES; HYDROLOGICAL FACTORS; ROOT REINFORCEMENT; ROOT TENSILE STRENGTH; SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM; SICHUAN; SPECIES MIXTURES; TENSILE RESISTANCE;

SLOPE STABILITY;

BAMBOO; COEXISTENCE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; LANDSLIDE; MIXED FOREST; PLANT COMMUNITY; ROOT SYSTEM; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BAMBOO; CHINA; EARTH MOVEMENT; FOOD ADDITIVES; FORESTRY; REINFORCEMENT; ROOTS; SAFETY; SLOPE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CHINA; SICHUAN;

PHYLLOSTACHYS;

EID: 76349110016     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2009.05.018     Document Type: Article

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