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Research article
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06 Nov 2013
Research article |
| 06 Nov 2013
Modeling root reinforcement using a root-failure Weibull survival function
M. Schwarz
Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), Langgasse 85, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Zurcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
EcorisQ, route des trois villages, 38660 Saint Hilaire du Touvet, France
F. Giadrossich
Department of Agriculture, University of Sassari, via Enrico de Nicola 1, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Nucleo Ricerca Desertificazione (NRD), viale Italia 39, 07100 Sassari, Italy
D. Cohen
Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Route de Drize 7, 1227 Carouge, Switzerland
Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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