Modelling root demography in heterogeneous mountain forests and applications for slope stability analysis

Effect of spatial variation of tree root characteristics on slope stability. A case study on Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) and Arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis) stands on the Loess Plateau, China

(2012) Jinnan Ji et al.   CATENA

Engineering ecological protection against landslides in diverse mountain forests: Choosing cohesion models

(2011) Zhun Mao et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Advantages of long-term measurement of fine root demographics with a minirhizotron at two balsam fir sites

(2010) M.J. Krasowski et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Quantifying lateral root reinforcement in steep slopes - from a bundle of roots to tree stands

(2010) M. Schwarz et al.   EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

Fine root dynamics in 60-year-old stands of Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies growing on haplic luvisol soil

(2010) Raphael Mainiero et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Using coloured roots to study root interaction and competition in intercropped legumes and non-legumes

(2010) G. Tosti et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

Linking root morphology, longevity and function to root branch order: a case study in three shrubs

(2010) Gang Huang et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

The influence of plant diversity on slope stability in a moist evergreen deciduous forest

(2009) Marie Genet et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Quantifying the role of vegetation in slope stability: A case study in Tuscany (Italy)

(2009) M. Schwarz et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Modeling root-reinforcement with a fiber-bundle model and Monte Carlo simulation

(2009) Robert E. Thomas et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Tree species fine-root demography parallels habitat specialization across a sandhill soil resource gradient

(2009) Javier F. Espeleta et al.   ECOLOGY

Hydrologic and hydraulic effects of riparian root networks on streambank stability: Is mechanical root-reinforcement the whole story?

(2009) Natasha Pollen-Bankhead et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY

Topographic and ecologic controls on root reinforcement

(2009) T. C. Hales et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Elevated CO2 and O3 effects on fine-root survivorship in ponderosa pine mesocosms

(2009) Donald L. Phillips et al.   OECOLOGIA

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

(2009) Alexia Stokes et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Efficient assessment of topographic solar radiation to improve plant distribution models

(2008) Christian Piedallu et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Root anatomy, morphology, and longevity among root orders in Vaccinium corymbosum (Ericaceae)

(2008) Luis R. Valenzuela-Estrada et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Root elongation in tropical Eucalyptus plantations: effect of soil water content

(2008) Armel Thongo M’bou et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Fine root growth and mortality in different-aged ponderosa pine stands

(2008) Chris P. Andersen et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Enhanced application of root-reinforcement algorithms for bank-stability modeling

(2008) Natasha Pollen-Bankhead et al.   EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

Root reinforcement in plantations of Cryptomeria japonica D. Don: effect of tree age and stand structure on slope stability

(2008) Marie Genet et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Spatial and temporal effects of nitrogen addition on root life span ofLeymus chinensisin a typical steppe of Inner Mongolia

(2008) W.-M. Bai et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Quantifying root-reinforcement of river bank soils by four Australian tree species

(2008) B.B. Docker et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY

Fine root dynamics along a 2,000-m elevation transect in South Ecuadorian mountain rainforests

(2008) Sophie Graefe et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Irreconcilable Differences: Fine-Root Life Spans and Soil Carbon Persistence

(2008) A. E. Strand et al.   SCIENCE