Anchoring of thin colluvium by roots of sugar maple and white ash on hillslopes in Cincinnati
By: by Mary M. Riestenberg.
Series: U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ;; 2059; Landslides of the Cincinnati, Ohio, area ;; E; Landslides of the Cincinnati, Ohio, area ;; ch. E.
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 25
Subjects: Soil-binding plants -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Region.; Soil stabilization -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Region.; Slopes (Soil mechanics) -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Region.; Roots (Botany) -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Region.; Sugar maple -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Region -- Roots.; White ash -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Region -- Roots.; Colluvium -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Region.
Description: Studies of root morphology, distribution, and pull-out resistance show how tree roots help stabilize thin colluvium.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-25).