Influence of the vegetation cover on landslides in the context of modern urbanization of Kerch peninsula territory
The modern development of the Kerch Peninsula is closely connected with the large-scale man-caused impact, which leads to significant changes in the functioning of natural complexes. The paper demonstrates a statistical approach to determining the effect of vegetation cover on landslide processes, based on the analysis of weight coefficients for each group of factors. In total, 5 classes were determined. The most widespread of these is the herbaceous vegetation class, which occupies about half of the area of Kerch peninsula. Concerning the effect of grass cover on slope processes, analysis showed that the most favorable impact on the containment of slope processes is the presence of high and woody vegetation, which is reflected in the strengthening of the unstable slope by the root system.