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 fields of community, landscape and urban ecology. The work contains examples of green roof venues that demonstrate the focus, level of detail, and techniques needed to understand the structure, function, and impact of these novel ecosystems. Representing a seminal compilation of research and technical knowledge about green roof ecology and how functional attributes can be enhanced, it delves to explore the next wave of evolution in green technology and defines potential paths for technological advancement and research.

Represents an informed and progressive way of approaching our environmental response to urban design Makes a compelling case that the long-term health and viability of our communities depend upon highly functioning green roof ecologies that connect green spaces to create a resilient tapestry of natural diversity spanning the urban landscape Invaluable reference for policy makers, ecologists, biologists and more, who wish to implement ecologically conscious green roofs Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Richard K. Sutton is a Professor in the Department of Agriculture and Agronomy at The University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His areas of focus include ornamental horticulture, landscape ecology, and the design program in landscape architecture.

Inhalt

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.