Vegetation is a significant factor in slope stability because
A) it provides a protective cover that reduces the impact of falling rain.
B) plant roots reduce cohesion to slope materials.
C) it adds weight to a slope which can decrease the likelihood that the slope will fail.
D) plant roots accelerate surface erosion.
E) plant roots decrease the resistance of a slope to landsliding.
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