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How the Stabilizing Effect of Vegetation on a Slope Changes Over Time: A Review

verfasst von : Wei Meng, Thom Bogaard, Rens van Beek

Erschienen in: Landslide Science for a Safer Geoenvironment

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The principles of slope stabilization through vegetation are well known but substantial uncertainty remains about its transient effects, for example that of a forest stand throughout its life cycle. This comprises direct impacts but also more indirect ones that influence soil development that can be important but also difficult to observe and quantify. Often these effects are ambiguous, having potentially a stabilizing or destabilizing influence on a slope under particular conditions (e.g., more structured soils leading to both rapid infiltration and drainage).

The overall aim of this research is to review the changing (de-)stabilizing effect of forest stands on potentially unstable slopes. Here we focus on the combined hydrological and mechanical effect as a function of temporal forest stand dynamics. To this end, we reviewed the fragmented literature on the life cycle of stands with respect to their water use, or more specifically their role in the water cycle and with respect to the development of root strength, particularly root density, area and root strength. We highlight that the life cycle of a forest stand has clear influence on the stability of a slope. The review will also identify knowledge gaps and future research needs.

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Titel: How the Stabilizing Effect of Vegetation on a Slope Changes Over Time: A Review
verfasst von: Wei Meng
Thom Bogaard
Rens van Beek
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Landslide Science for a Safer Geoenvironment
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-04998-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-04999-1

Copyright-Jahr: 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04999-1_52

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