Does mycorrhizal inoculation improve plant survival, aggregate stability, and fine root development on a coarse‐grained soil in an alpine eco‐engineering field experiment?

Steep vegetation‐free talus slopes in high mountain environments are prone to superficial slope failures and surface erosion. Eco‐engineering measures can reduce slope instabilities and thus contribute to risk mitigation. In a field experiment, we established mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal research...

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Published in:Journal of geophysical research. Biogeosciences 2016-08, Vol.121 (8), p.2158-2171
Main Authors: Bast, A., Wilcke, W., Graf, F., Lüscher, P., Gärtner, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggregates
Aggregation
Coarse-grained soils
Cores
Environmental engineering
Erosion
European Alps
Experiments
Failures
Field tests
Fixation
Fungi
Growing season
Growth
Herbivores
Inoculation
Interactions
Laboratories
Mitigation
Monitoring
Mountain environments
Plant growth
plant‐soil interaction
Risk reduction
Root development
root diameter
root length density (RLD)
Slope
Slope stability
Soil
soil erosion control
Soil stabilization
Soils
Stability
Stabilization
Survival
Vegetation
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