Preserving plant diversity on extensive green roofs – theory to practice

The effects of substrate depth heterogeneity on plant species coexistence on an extensive green roof

(2014) Amy Heim et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Plant trait analysis delivers an extensive list of potential green roof species for Mediterranean France

(2014) Carmen Van Mechelen et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Species interactions in green roof vegetation suggest complementary planting mixtures

(2014) Amy Heim et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Manipulating soil microbial communities in extensive green roof substrates

(2014) Chloe J. Molineux et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Performance evaluation and development strategies for green roofs in Taiwan: A review

(2013) Chi-Feng Chen   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

The functional assembly of experimental grasslands in relation to fertility and resource heterogeneity

(2013) Jodi N. Price et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Decoupling factors affecting plant diversity and cover on extensive green roofs

(2013) J. Scott MacIvor et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Mediterranean open habitat vegetation offers great potential for extensive green roof design

(2013) Carmen Van Mechelen et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Green roofs as habitats for wild plant species in urban landscapes: First insights from a large-scale sampling

(2013) Frédéric Madre et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Living roof preference is influenced by plant characteristics and diversity

(2013) Kate E. Lee et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

High water users can be drought tolerant: using physiological traits for green roof plant selection

(2013) Claire Farrell et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Coexistence and evolutionary dynamics mediated by seasonal environmental variation in annual plant communities

(2013) Andrea Mathias et al.   THEORETICAL POPULATION BIOLOGY

Variation in moisture duration as a driver of coexistence by the storage effect in desert annual plants

(2013) Galen Holt et al.   THEORETICAL POPULATION BIOLOGY

Response of herbaceous vegetation functional diversity to land use change across five sites in Europe and Israel

(2012) Sandra Lavorel et al.   Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution

Potential benefits of plant diversity on vegetated roofs: A literature review

(2012) Susan C. Cook-Patton et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Habitat filtering and niche differentiation jointly explain species relative abundance within grassland communities along fertility and disturbance gradients

(2012) Vincent Maire et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Can pollination niches facilitate plant coexistence?

(2012) Anton Pauw   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Performance of dryland and wetland plant species on extensive green roofs

(2011) J. Scott MacIvor et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Performance evaluation of native plants suited to extensive green roof conditions in a maritime climate

(2011) J. Scott MacIvor et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Sedum cools soil and can improve neighboring plant performance during water deficit on a green roof

(2011) Colleen Butler et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Does plant diversity influence phosphorus cycling in experimental grasslands?

(2011) Yvonne Oelmann et al.   GEODERMA

Effect of green roof media depth on Crassulacean plant succession over seven years

(2011) D. Bradley Rowe et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

High plant diversity is needed to maintain ecosystem services

(2011) Forest Isbell et al.   NATURE

An initial experimental assessment of the influence of substrate depth on floral assemblage for extensive green roofs

(2011) Luke M. Olly et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Native plant enthusiasm reaches new heights: Perceptions, evidence, and the future of green roofs

(2011) Colleen Butler et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Phenotypic plasticity and precipitation response in Sonoran Desert winter annuals

(2010) Amy L. Angert et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Drought tolerance in different vegetation types for extensive green roofs: Effects of watering and diversity

(2010) Ayako Nagase et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Green roof vegetation for North American ecoregions: A literature review

(2010) Bruce Dvorak et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Integrating the niche and neutral perspectives on community structure and dynamics

(2010) Crispin M. Mutshinda et al.   OECOLOGIA

Plant Species and Functional Group Combinations Affect Green Roof Ecosystem Functions

(2010) Jeremy Lundholm et al.   PLoS One

Green roofs for a wide brown land: Opportunities and barriers for rooftop greening in Australia

(2010) Nicholas S.G. Williams et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

The potential value of mosses for stormwater management in urban environments

(2010) Malcolm Anderson et al.   URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Explaining hydrological niches: the decisive role of below-ground competition in two closely related Senecio species

(2009) Maik Bartelheimer et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Plant species diversity and environmental heterogeneity: spatial scale and competing hypotheses

(2009) Jeremy T. Lundholm   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

The importance of niches for the maintenance of species diversity

(2009) Jonathan M. Levine et al.   NATURE

The dynamics of planted and colonising species on a green roof over six growing seasons 2001–2006: influence of substrate depth

(2008) Nigel Dunnett et al.   URBAN ECOSYSTEMS