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THIS INTER-DISCIPLINARY BOOK PROVIDES THE LATEST ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF PLANT EFFECTS ON VEGETATED SOIL PROPERTIES SUCH AS WATER RETENTION CAPABILITY, WATER PERMEABILITY FUNCTION, SHEAR STRENGTH, SLOPE HYDROLOGY, MOVEMENTS AND FAILURE MECHANISMS, AND APPLIES THIS KNOWLEDGE TO THE SOLUTION OF SLOPE STABILITY PROBLEMS. IT IS THE FIRST BOOK TO COVER IN DETAIL NOT ONLY THE MECHANICAL EFFECTS OF ROOT REINFORCEMENT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THE HYDROLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PLANT TRANSPIRATION ON SOIL SUCTION, SOIL SHEAR STRENGTH, AND WATER PERMEABILITY. THE BOOK ALSO OFFERS A FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF SOIL-PLANT-WATER INTERACTION.