How does vegetation affect slope stability? What happens if vegetation is removed from the slope? What will be an ideal response?
Vegetation makes a slope more stable by absorbing water from a rainstorm to decrease water
saturation in the slope; plant root systems bind soil particles together and hold the soil to bedrock.
Removing vegetation causes landslides by leaving the ground bare, saturated with water, and without
plant roots to hold soil in place.
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