Green Roof Ecosystems

This book provides an up-to-date coverage of green (vegetated) roof research, design, and management from an ecosystem perspective. It reviews, explains, and poses questions about monitoring, substrate, living components, and the abiotic, biotic, and cultural aspects connecting green roofs to the fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sutton, Richard K. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
Series:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to Green Roof Ecosystems
  • 2. Monitoring Abiotic Inputs and Outputs
  • 3.Climates and Microclimates: Challenges for Extensive
  • 4. Green Roof Design for Hot Climates
  • 5. Water through Green Roofs
  • 6. Nutrient Cycling in Green Roof Ecosystems
  • 7. Soil-based Green Roofs
  • 8. Bacteria and Fungi in Green Roof Ecosystems
  • 9. Plant Biodiversity on Green Roofs
  • 10. Effects of Vegetation on Green Roof
  • 11. Ecosystem Services
  • 12. Ruderal Green Roofs
  • 13. Assembling Prairie Biome Plants for Minnesota
  • 14. Green Roofs
  • 15. Green Roof Plant Assemblage and Dynamics
  • 16. Long-term Rooftop Plant Communities
  • 17. Invertebrates on Green Roofs
  • 18. Placing Green Roofs in Time and Space: Scale, Recruitment, Establishment, and Regeneration
  • 19. Eco-regional Green Roof Case Studies
  • 20. Green Roof Ecosystems: Summary and Synthesis