Soil erosion is a critical environmental problem throughout the world's terrestrial
ecosystems. Erosion inflicts multiple, serious damages in managed ecosystems such as …

Living plant roots modify both mechanical and hydrological characteristics of the soil matrix
(eg soil aggregate stability by root exudates, soil cohesion, infiltration rate, soil moisture …

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

Soil erosion control and water resource protection can closely interact during restoration of
terrestrial ecosystems. In semi‐arid ecosystems, an urgent issue is how vegetation …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Soil water erosion and shallow landslides depend on aggregate stability and soil shear
strength. We investigated the effect of vegetation on both soil aggregate stability and shear …

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 …

Abstract Background In the Mediterranean climate, plants have evolved under conditions of
low soil-water and nutrient availabilities and have acquired a series of adaptive traits that, in …

Afforestation reduces soil loss and minimizes landslide risk worldwide, but little is known on
the effectiveness of afforestation policies to control soil erosion with different vegetation …

Soil saturated hydraulic conductivity (KS) is one of the most important hydraulic parameters
for simulating water movement and solute transportation across soil profile, which is a highly …