Planting density influence on fibrous root reinforcement of soils

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-284

  Loades, K W ^a,b   Bengough, A G ^a   Bransby, M F ^b   Hallett, P D ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibrous roots; Planting density; Root area ratio; Root reinforcement models; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; FIBER BUNDLE MODELS; FIBRE BUNDLE; FIELD STUDIES; GEOTECHNICAL; HORDEUM VULGARE; MECHANICAL EFFECTS; ON-STREAM; PLANTING DENSITY; POSITIVE EFFECTS; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; ROOT AREA; ROOT AREA RATIO; ROOT REINFORCEMENT; ROOT TENSILE STRENGTH; SHEAR PLANE; SOIL EROSION; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SOIL SHEAR STRENGTH; TREE ROOT; UNDERLYING MECHANISM;

FORESTRY; HYDRAULICS; LANDSLIDES; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRESS; SOILS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VEGETATION; WATER RESOURCES;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

BARLEY; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PLANTATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL EROSION; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DENSITY; FORESTRY; HYDRAULICS; MODELS; PLANTING; PLANTS; REINFORCEMENT; ROOTS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER RESOURCES;

ALASKA; ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO; PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND [ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO]; UNITED STATES;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE;

EID: 76349114295     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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