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Both below-ground and above-ground functional traits can help predict levee grassland root length density as a proxy for flow erosion resistance
Helsen, K.; Vannoppen, W.; Honnay, O.; Poesen, J. (2016). Both below-ground and above-ground functional traits can help predict levee grassland root length density as a proxy for flow erosion resistance. J. Veg. Sci. 27(6): 1254-1263. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12442
In: Journal of vegetation science. Opulus. ISSN 1100-9233; e-ISSN 1654-1103, more
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    Terrestrial
Author keywords
    Biomass ratio effect;Erosion resistance;Functional composition;Functional diversity;Non-additive diversity effect;Partial least square regression;Soil detachment ratio;Soil erosion
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Abstract
    Concentrated flow erosion resistance of herbaceous vegetation is linked to vegetation-level root length density (RLD). However, RLD measurements involve destructive and time-consuming sampling. Since plant species richness, functional diversity and functional composition are expected to affect RLD through either non-additive diversity effects or biomass ratio effects, we evaluated whether these measures can be used as a proxy for RLD in levee grassland communities.
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