Moving above ground to "living engineers"—grasses, shrubs, and trees.It covers the mechanics of root reinforcement as a "two-for-one" deal: providing a mechanical physical net (like the deep roots of Vetiver grass) and performing a hydrological role by pumping water out to keep soil from getting mushy

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