Plant root traits affecting the resistance of soils to concentrated flow erosion

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1463-1470

  Burylo, Melanie ^a   Rey, Freddy ^a   Mathys, Nicolle ^b   Dutoit, Thierry ^c  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Concentrated runoff erosion; Flume experiment; Plant trait; Root system; Soil fixation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED FLOW; DEGRADED ECOSYSTEMS; ECOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; EROSION CONTROL; EROSION PROCESS; EROSION RATES; FINE ROOTS; FLUME EXPERIMENT; FUNCTIONAL TRAITS; LAND VULNERABILITY; PINUS NIGRA; PLANT COMMUNITIES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SPECIES; PLANT TRAIT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; ROBINIA PSEUDO-ACACIA; ROOT DIAMETERS; ROOT REINFORCEMENT; ROOT SURFACES; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL FIXATION; SOIL PROTECTION; SOIL STABILIZATION;

BIOMECHANICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOSYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTS; FORESTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESTORATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MECHANICS; STABILIZATION;

EROSION;

BIOMECHANICS; CONIFEROUS TREE; EROSION RATE; FLUME EXPERIMENT; GRASS; MORPHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; ROOT SYSTEM; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; SOIL STABILIZATION; TREE; VEGETATION COVER;

CONCENTRATION; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; EROSION; EXPERIMENTATION; FLUMES; FORESTRY; RESTORATION; ROOTS; RUNOFF; SOIL;

FRANCE;

ACHNATHERUM; CALAMAGROSTIS; PINUS NIGRA; ROBINIA PSEUDO-ACACIA;

EID: 84868098528     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3248     Document Type: Article

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