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Effects of slope angle on mass movement by tree uprooting

Auteurs :
NORMAN, S.A.
SCHAETZL, R.J.
SMALL, T.W.

Description :
An examination of 189 well-delineated mounds and pits in sandy soils of northern lower Michigan, all presumably formed by tree uprooting, was used to determine the effects of slope angle on morphology and volume, and to assess the potential importance of uprooting to mass movement. Data indicate that mound and pit volumes increase with increasing slope angle, suggesting that on gentle slopes more of the disturbed soil wastes off the mound, back into the new pit.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1995, vol. 14, n°. 1, p. 19-27, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 20 ref.

Date :
1995

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier

Langue :
Anglais
Droits :
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