The role of fine and coarse roots in shallow slope stability and soil erosion control with a focus on root system architecture: a review

By B. Reubens, J. Poesen, F. Danjon, Guy Geudens, Bart Muys. Trees, 2007

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Subfields: Mechanical Engineering, Plant Science, Soil Science

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Higher plant diversity enhances soil stability in disturbed alpine ecosystems (2009, background): “The roots play an essential role in shallow slope stabilisation by controlling both hydrological and mechanical properties (De Baets et al. 2006; Gray and Sotir 1996; Gyssels and Poesen 2003; Mattia et al. 2005; Nilaweera and Nutalaya 1999; Reubens et al. 2007).”
Quantifying lateral root reinforcement in steep slopes – from a bundle of roots to tree stands (2010, background): “…of nutrients, soil water, below-ground competition (Coutts, 1989; Nicoll and Ray, 1996; Chiatante et al., 2003a, 2003b; Nicoll et al, 2006), light interception by the crown, soil temperature (Steel et al., 1997), site cultivation, prevailing wind direction and soil movement (Reubens et al., 2007).”
Tree Roots Anchoring and Binding Soil: Reducing Landslide Risk in Indonesian Agroforestry (2020, background): “The mechanical effect of root systems in enhancing soil stability is based on at least three mechanisms [32]: (a) fine root systems in the surface layers bind soil particle strongly increasing cohesion [33]; through the more stable soil structure they reduce the entrainment of soil particles in over”
Simulation of direct shear tests on rooted and non-rooted soil using finite element analysis (2011, background): “However, the orientation and geometry of the root relative to the shear force (Reubens et al., 2007; Danjon et al., 2008; Bischetti et al., 2010), the skin friction and the material properties of the root (Mickovski et al.”
Root systems of native shrubs and trees in Hong Kong and their effects on enhancing slope stability (2015, background): “Second, plant roots reinforce the soils by transferring the soil's shear stress into root tensile resistance through the soil-root friction (Abdi et al., 2010; Gray and Sotir, 1996; Greenway, 1987; Operstein and Frydman, 2000; Reubens et al., 2007; Schiechtl, 1980; Schmidt et al., 2001; Stokes et al”
The fat that matters: Soil food web analysis using fatty acids and their carbon stable isotope signature (2010, background): “However, plant roots are much larger (diameter in the mm scale; e.g. Reubens et al., 2007) than fungal hyphae (diameter in the mm scale; e.g. Bååth and Söderström, 1979), with a lower surface-areato-volume ratio.”
Influence of root characteristics and soil variables on the uprooting mechanics of Avena sativa and Medicago sativa seedlings (2014, background): “…to guide future flume experiments on flow–vegetation interactions, but are to a certain extent relevant to conceptualize sediment stabilization and uprooting of seedlings of actual riparian species given their generally simple and not yet fully developed root structure (Reubens et al., 2007).”
Root distribution of poplar at varying densities on pastoral hill country (2010, background): “The increased TRN in the order D160 > D89 > D84 has implications for added soil shear strength because of the increased occupancy of roots in the soil-root composite (Waldron and Dakessian 1981; Reubens et al. 2007 ).”
Plant root traits affecting the resistance of soils to concentrated flow erosion (2012, background): “Small flexible roots lower pore water pressure, increase surface roughness and provide additional soil cohesion through root reinforcement (Reubens et al., 2007).”
Root biomechanical properties during establishment of woody perennials (2017, background): “the number of cracks occurring on surface soil and stabilise the shallow soil more effectively 266 than a small number of coarse roots, which can slip out of the soil upon soil mass sliding 267 (Gyssels et al. 2005; Reubens et al. 2007; Stokes et al. 2009; Comino et al. 2010; Loades et 268 al. 2010)”