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This publication comprises the proceedings of the first
International Conference devoted to the structural roots of trees
and woody plants. 'The Supporting Roots - Structure and Function, '
20-24 July 1998, Bordeaux, France. The meeting was held under the
auspices ofIUFRO WPS 2. 01. 13 'Root Physiology and Symbiosis, '
and its aim was to bring together scientific researchers, foresters
and arboriculturalists, to discuss current problems in structural
root research and disseminate knowledge to an audience from a wide
disciplinary background. For the first time in an international
conference, emphasis was placed on presenting recent reseach in the
field of tree anchorage mechanics and root biomechanics. The way in
which tree stability can be affected by root system symmetry and
architecture was addressed, as well as how movement during wind
sway can influence the development and shape of woody roots. The
role of different nursery and planting techniques was discussed, in
relation to effects on root system form and development. Root
response to different environmental stresses, including water,
temperature, nutrient and mechanical stress was addressed in
detail. The structure and function of woody roots was also
considered at different levels, from coarse to fine roots, with
several papers discussing the interaction between roots and the
rhizosphere. One of the conference highlights was the presentation
of new methods in root research, by a series of workshops held at
LRBB-INRA, Pierroton, on the northern border of the Gascony forest.
This volume brings together papers from geotechnical and civil
engineers, biologists, ecologists and foresters. They discuss
current problems in slope stability research and how to address
them using ground bio- and eco-engineering techniques. Coverage
presents studies by scientists and practitioners on slope
instability, erosion, soil hydrology, mountain ecology, land use
and restoration and how to mitigate these problems using
vegetation.
In an era where climate change, natural catastrophes and land
degradation are major issues, the conservation of soil and
vegetation in mountainous or sloping regions has become an
international priority. How to avoid substrate mass movement
through landslides and erosion using sustainable and ecologically
sound techniques is rapidly becoming a scientific domain where
knowledge from many different fields is required. These proceedings
bring together papers from geotechnical and civil engineers,
biologists, ecologists and foresters, who discuss current problems
in slope stability research, and how to address those problems
using ground bio- and eco-engineering techniques.
First full-scale examination of the phenomenon of the English
Vernacular minuscule, analysing the full corpus and giving an
account of its history and development. A new, distinct script,
English Vernacular minuscule, emerged in the 990s, used for writing
in Old English. It appeared at a time of great political and social
upheaval, with Danish incursions and conquest, continuing monastic
reform, and an explosion of writing and copying in the vernacular,
including the homilies of AElfric and Wulfstan, two different
recensions of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, two of the four major
surviving manuscripts of Old English poetry (the "Beowulf" and
"Junius" books), and many original royal and ecclesiastical
diplomas, writs and wills. However, although these important
manuscripts and documents have been studied extensively, this has
tended to be in isolation or small groups, never before as a
complete corpus, a gap which this volume aims to rectify. It opens
with the historical context, followed by a thorough reexamination
of the evidence for dating and localising examples of thescript. It
then offers a full analysis of the complete corpus of surviving
writing in English Vernacular minuscule, datable approximately from
its inception in the 990s to the death of Cnut in 1035. While
solidly grounded in palaeographical methodology, the book
introduces more innovative approaches: by examining all of the
approximately 500 surviving examples of the script as a whole
rather than focussing on selected highlights, it presents a
synthesis ofthe handwriting in order to identify local practices,
new scribal connections, and chronological and stylistic
developments in this important but surprisingly little-studied
script. Peter Stokes is Senior Lecturer at King's College London.
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