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A Framework for Identifying Plant Species to Be Used as ‘Ecological Engineers’ for Fixing Soil on Unstable Slopes

Major reforestation programs have been initiated on hillsides prone to erosion and landslides in China, but no framework exists to guide managers in the choice of plant species. We developed such a framework based on the suitability of given plant traits for fixing soil on steep slopes in western Yu...

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Autores principales: Ghestem, Murielle, Cao, Kunfang, Ma, Wenzhang, Rowe, Nick, Leclerc, Raphaëlle, Gadenne, Clément, Stokes, Alexia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4126646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25105571
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095876