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Soil bioengineering is the use of living plant materials
to perform specific engineering functions (Schiechtl,
1980). This method can be used to treat seepage zones
and control erosion by stabilizing steep slopes (Gray
and Leiser, 1982); it can also be used in construction
and riparian restoration. Soil bioengineering fits well in
the successional reclamation model developed by Polster
(1989). Successional reclamation seeks to reintegrate
the disturbed site into the natural successional processes
that serve to vegetate sites. It is possible to develop
systems designed to stabilize anthropogenic disturbances
by investigating how natural revegetation systems
stabilize natural disturbances (Polster and Bell, 1980;
Straker, 1996). Certain pioneering species that are found
on naturally disturbed sites have the ability to root from
cuttings, to grow following burial, and to grow under
harsh conditions: these characteristics make such species
useful for soil bioengineering.
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