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Supporting evidences for vegetation-enhanced stormwater infiltration in bioretention systems: a comprehensive review

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
卷 30, 期 8, 页码 19705-19724

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SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25333-w

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Bioretention; Biofilter; Infiltration; Vegetation; Root traits; Hydraulic conductivity; Urban runoff; Green infrastructure

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The efficiency of bioretention systems in mitigating stormwater depends largely on their ability to quickly infiltrate runoff. This literature review focuses on clarifying the influence of vegetation on the hydraulic conductivity of bioretention media, aiming to provide better guidance on plant selection for system durability. Overall, studies show a positive impact of plants on water infiltration and percolation in both greenhouse and field conditions. The selection of vegetation plays a crucial role in maintaining initial media infiltration rates, with different types of plants showing varying levels of improvement.
Stormwater mitigation efficiency of bioretention systems relies for a large part on their capacity to infiltrate rapidly received runoff. Within this context, the primary aim of this literature review was to clarify the vegetation influences on bioretention media hydraulic conductivity, with the ultimate goal of improving guidance on plant choice for system durability. A thorough synthesis of studies dealing with the comparison of plant species, functional types, or traits on infiltration-related processes in biofilters was achieved. Overall, results converged to a positive impact of plants on water infiltration and percolation, either under greenhouse or field conditions. In most cases, vegetation selection had a determining role in maintaining initial media infiltration rates, with in terms of improvement: turfgrass < prairie grass < shrubs < trees. Wind-induced movements of rigid foliage or stems are believed to avoid complete surface clogging. Species with thick, rhizomatous or fleshy (with maximum root diameter near the centimeter range), and tap or deep root systems could be preferred to maximize infiltration rates in permeable bioretention media. In fine-textured soils, higher specific root length, root length density, or mass density could also enhance infiltration. Root mass densities (0.1-2.2 kg.m(3)) were positively linked with infiltration rates in unlined systems while roots around 1 mm diameter would favor macropore-related preferential flows and increased hydraulic conductivity. Finally, implementation of high-diversity plant communities would ensure the presence of a more functionally rich vegetation community with species possessing adequate physiological adaptations (including root system architecture) to local environmental conditions for perennial cover and proper bioretention hydrological functioning.

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