Desirable plant root traits for protecting natural and engineered slopes against landslides

A Stokes, C Atger, AG Bengough, T Fourcaud… - Plant and soil, 2009 - Springer
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 …

The influence of herbaceous vegetation on slope stability–a review

MT Löbmann, C Geitner, C Wellstein, S Zerbe - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Worldwide, shallow slope failure is a problem causing environmental and economic
damage. Vegetation plays an important role for the stabilization of slopes. Accordingly …

Impacts of future climate and land cover changes on landslide susceptibility: Regional scale modelling in the Val d'Aran region (Pyrenees, Spain)

M Hürlimann, Z Guo, C Puig-Polo, V Medina - Landslides, 2022 - Springer
It is widely accepted that future environmental changes will affect rainfall-induced shallow
slides in high-mountain areas. In this study, the Val d'Aran region located in the Central …

[HTML][HTML] Towards an operationalisation of nature-based solutions for natural hazards

P Kumar, SE Debele, J Sahani, L Aragão… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are being promoted as adaptive measures against predicted
increasing hydrometeorological hazards (HMHs), such as heatwaves and floods which have …

Vegetation-induced soil stabilization in coastal area: An example from a natural mangrove forest

Z Karimi, E Abdi, A Deljouei, A Cislaghi, A Shirvany… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Mangrove forests provide essential ecosystem services in tropical and semitropical regions
by supporting their natural regeneration and other biosystem processes, offering livelihood …

Relation between land cover and landslide susceptibility in Val d'Aran, Pyrenees (Spain): Historical aspects, present situation and forward prediction

H Shu, M Hürlimann, R Molowny-Horas… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of land use and land cover (LULC) dynamics on landslide susceptibility are not
fully understood. This study evaluates the influence of LULC on landslide susceptibility and …

Root‐soil mechanical interactions during pullout and failure of root bundles

M Schwarz, D Cohen, D Or - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Roots play a major role in reinforcing and stabilizing steep hillslopes. Most studies in slope
stability implement root reinforcement as an apparent cohesion by upscaling the behavior of …

Soil reinforcement by the roots of six dominant species on eroded mountainous marly slopes (Southern Alps, France)

M Burylo, C Hudek, F Rey - Catena, 2011 - Elsevier
In marly catchments of the French Southern Alps, the development of plant root systems is
essential to increase slope stability and mitigate soil erosion, prevalent in this area. In a …

The role of land use changes in the distribution of shallow landslides

MG Persichillo, M Bordoni, C Meisina - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
The role of land use dynamics on shallow landslide susceptibility remains an unresolved
problem. Thus, this work aims to assess the influence of land use changes on shallow …

Why fine tree roots are stronger than thicker roots: The role of cellulose and lignin in relation to slope stability

CB Zhang, LH Chen, J Jiang - Geomorphology, 2014 - Elsevier
Plant roots help to reinforce the soil, increase slope stability and decrease water erosion.
Root tensile strength plays an important role in soil reinforcement and slope stabilization …