%0 Journal Article
%T Soil bio-engineering for watershed management and disaster mitigation in Ecuador: a short-term species suitability test
%A Preti F
%A Petrone A
%J iForest : Biogeosciences and Forestry
%D 2013
%I Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
%R 10.3832/ifor0636-006
%X This paper reports a soil bio-engineering technical assessment program conducted in the Santo Domingo, Ecuador region. Autochthonous plant species survivorship and vegetative growth was evaluated in a short-term palisade experimental regime. Among the four species evaluated, Brugmansia versicolor, Malvaviscus penduliflorus, and Trichanthera gigantea performed well, evidenced by > 70% survivorship, however Euphorbia cotinifolia exhibited increased mortality (59%). Significant differences and notable variability in terminal shoot length and stem diameter among species indicated further study is warranted in growth parameters.
%K Soil bio-engineering
%K Ecuador
%K Watershed Management
%K Disaster Mitigation
%U http://www.sisef.it/iforest/contents/?id=ifor0636-006