This study was conducted in Shanghai to investigate the ecological slope protection techniques of rivers. In Spring of 2004

the demonstration projects of ecological riverbank protection were implemented in Airport Town

Pudong New District

including soil bioengineering

all-series vegetated protection

and combined biostabilization. In order to assess the soil and water conservation benefit of the protection projects

continuous ecological monitoring has been conducted from 2004 to 2006 after the projects were finished. The results indicated that the pioneer species such as Salisc suchowensis

Salisc babylonica

Zoysia sinica

are growing very well with strong root system and flourished branches

which help control soil erosion effectively and make stable habitats for other plants. In recent three years

the native plants have covered the whole ecological riverbanks and get significant soil and water conservation effects. The results of the soil strength testing indicated that soil anti-erodibility of ecoriverbanks is going up. The surface soil strength of all-series vegetated protection

live stakes and live fascines are increasing sharply. For brush mattress

the subsurface soil strength with a mean deepness of 15 cm is much higher than other eco-riverbanks and the un-covered control slopes. Soil erosion never occurred distinctly after the riverbank protecting projects were finished.