A systematic literature review was undertaken to analyse the linkages between different
biodiversity attributes and 11 ecosystem services. The majority of relationships between …

Worldwide, shallow slope failure is a problem causing environmental and economic
damage. Vegetation plays an important role for the stabilization of slopes. Accordingly …

Although research has explained how plant roots mechanically stabilize soils, in this article
we explore how root systems create networks of preferential flow and thus influence water …

Slope stability models traditionally use simple indicators of root system structure and
strength when vegetation is included as a factor. However, additional root system traits …

Intense erosion processes are widespread in the Mediterranean region, and include sheet
wash erosion, rilling, gullying, shallow landsliding, and the development of large and active …

Farmland abandonment is a major problem in parts of Europe, particularly in mountain
areas and semiarid environments. In such places, farmland abandonment represents a …

The contribution of plant root systems to slope stability and soil erosion control has received
a lot of attention in recent years. The plant root system is an intricate and adaptive object …

In Mediterranean environments, gully erosion is responsible for large soil losses. It has since
long been recognized that slopes under vegetation are much more resistant to soil erosion …

Shaanxi Province, located in northwest China and spanning multiple hydroclimatic and
geological zones, has many areas largely suffering from rainfall-induced landslide and …

Climate, lithology, soil and especially, intense land use/cover changes, make SE Spain very
vulnerable to runoff generation and water erosion leading to loss of nutrients and organic …