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Record Nr.

UNINA9910708646803321

Autore

Riestenberg Mary M.

Titolo

Anchoring of thin colluvium by roots of sugar maple and white ash on hillslopes in Cincinnati / / by Mary M. Riestenberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : United States Government Printing Office, , 1994

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 25 pages) : illustrations

Collana

U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; ; 2059-E

Landslides of the Cincinnati, Ohio, area ; ; E

Disciplina

557.3 s

551.3/07

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Studies of root morphology, distribution, and pull-out resistance show how tree roots help stabilize thin colluvium."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 24-25).