Does the invasive plant, Impatiens glandulifera, promote soil erosion along the riparian zone? An investigation on a small watercourse in northwest Switzerland

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 637-650

  Greenwood, Philip ^a   Kuhn, Nikolaus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Erosion pins; Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan Balsam); Invasive plant; Micro profile bridge; Riparian zone; Soil surface profile

Indexed keywords

DIEBACK; INVASIVE SPECIES; RIPARIAN ZONE; SOIL EROSION; SOIL SURFACE;

SWITZERLAND;

IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS GLANDULIFERA;

EID: 84894258197     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-013-0825-9     Document Type: Article

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