Eco- and Ground Bio-Engineering: The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability : Proceedings of the First International Conference on Eco-Engineering 13-17 September 2004 /

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Stokes, A. (Editor ), Spanos, Ioannis. (Editor ), Norris, Joanne E. (Editor ), Cammeraat, Erik. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Colección:Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ; 103
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490 1 |a Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ;  |v 103 
505 0 |a Mechanisms and modelling of root reinforcement on slopes -- The influence of cellulose content on tensile strength in tree roots -- Novel biomechanical analysis of plant roots -- Root reinforcement: analyses and experiments -- Root strength and root area ratio of forest species in Lombardy (Northern Italy) -- Biotechnical characteristics of root systems of typical Mediterranean species -- Uprooting resistance of vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) -- Root reinforcement by hawthorn and oak roots on a highway cut-slope in Southern England -- Protection roles of forest and non-forest woody species on slopes in Iran -- Reinforcement of tree roots in slope stability: A case study from the Ozawa slope in Iwate Prefecture, Japan -- Observation and simulation of root reinforcement on abandoned Mediterranean slopes -- Slope stabilisation by perennial ‘gramineae’ in Southern Italy: plant growth and temporal performance -- Root system morphology and anchorage -- Root system asymmetry of Mediterranean pines -- Root morphology, stem growth and field performance of seedlings of two Mediterranean evergreen oak species raised in different container types -- Stabilising characteristics of New Zealand indigenousriparian colonising plants -- Mechanical resistance of different tree species to rockfall in the French Alps -- Root morphology and strain distribution during tree failure on mountain slopes -- A numerical investigation into the influence of soil type and root architecture on tree anchorage -- Methodology applied to eco- and ground bio-engineering -- SLIP4EX – A program for routine slope stability analysis to include the effects of vegetation, reinforcement and hydrological changes -- Site investigation for the effects of vegetation on ground stability -- Mechanics of root-pullout from soil: A novel image and stress analysis procedure -- Dendrogeomorphological observations in a landslide on Tymfristos mountain in Central Greece -- Monitoring ground bio-engineering stabilization of landslides in Lazio Region, Italy -- The use of geostatistical techniques applied to soil conservation of low-density woodlands -- A computer system using two membership functions and T-Norms for the calculation of mountainous watersheds torrential risk: The case of lakes Trixonida and Lisimaxia -- Comparison between two low cost photogrammetric systems: The analytical instrument Adam ASP2000 and the digital photogrammetric station DVP -- Applications at the slope level -- Vegetative-based technologies for erosion control -- Vegetation succession and its consequences for slope stability in SE Spain -- Hedge brush layers and live crib walls—stand development and benefits -- Vegetation dynamics on sediment deposits upstream of bioengineering works in mountainous marly gullies in a Mediterranean climate (Southern Alps, France) -- Implementation and monitoring of soil bioengineering measures at a landslide in the Middle Mountains of Nepal -- Beech coppice short-term hydrological balance for simulated rainfall -- Beech coppice leaf cover and gross rainfall quali–quantitative transformation in simulated rainfall events of high intensity -- Effect of repeated fire on plant community recovery in Penteli, central Greece -- Effects of postfire logging on soil and vegetation recovery in a Pinus halepensis Mill. forest of Greece -- The contribution of agrotechnical works following a fire to the protection of forest soils and the regeneration of natural forest -- Decision support systems in eco-engineering: the case of the SDSS -- A decision support system for the evaluation of eco-engineering strategies for slope protection -- Eco- and ground bio-engineering case studies by practitioners -- Land restoration for the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece: Case study Lycabettus slopes (cycle road) -- Herbaceous plant cover establishment on highway road sides -- Erosion control by application of hydroseeding methods along the Egnatia Motorway (Greece) -- Restoration of slopes disturbed by a motorway company: Egnatia Odos, Greece -- Instability effects of the landforms, in artificially modulated banks along the road Thermopylae–Nafpactos (Ftiotida, Greece) -- Evaluation of revegetation techniques on mining spoil slopes -- Revegetation on steep slopes and in subalpine areas using biennial cover plants: A review of Huter’s technique -- Comparison of revegetation techniques on alpine slopes prone to avalanches and erosion. 
650 0 |a Soil science. 
650 0 |a Soil conservation. 
650 0 |a Environmental management. 
650 0 |a Geotechnical engineering. 
650 0 |a Forestry. 
650 0 |a Plant ecology. 
650 0 |a Landscape ecology. 
650 1 4 |a Soil Science & Conservation. 
650 2 4 |a Environmental Management. 
650 2 4 |a Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. 
650 2 4 |a Forestry. 
650 2 4 |a Plant Ecology. 
650 2 4 |a Landscape Ecology. 
700 1 |a Stokes, A.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Spanos, Ioannis.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Norris, Joanne E.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Cammeraat, Erik.  |e editor. 
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