期刊
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
卷 37, 期 3, 页码 407-417出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.10.004
关键词
Extensive green roofs; Native plants; Green roof design; Roof cooling; Stormwater retention; Multifunctionality
资金
- Industrial Post-Graduate NSERC
- Elevated Landscape Technologies (ELT)
- Saint Mary's University
Assessing plant species performance on extensive green roofs can inform about and improve green roof functioning, aesthetics, longevity and the diversity of plant palettes available for the green roof industry. In this study, we evaluate survival, cover, roof cooling and stormwater retention properties of 15 plant species native to coastal regions of Atlantic Canada in extensive green roof monocultures. After a complete growing season (May-October 2009), all but one species had greater than 80% survival, and 10 species reached greater than 90% groundcover. Over the growing season, the top performing species reduced roof surface temperature by an average of 3.44 degrees C and increased solar reflectivity by 22.2% over the growing-medium only controls. Moreover, the best species retained 75.3% of experimentally added stormwater. Our results demonstrate that several species (mainly graminoids) performed better than creeping shrubs and forbs for most functions, although significant variation existed within life-form groups. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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