Plant cover and species compositions on subarctic green roofs
Thisstudy looked at the plant cover and species composition of green roofs in a subarctic climate. The study’s aim was to evaluate the cover of plants and moss on green roofs in northern Sweden. Data was gathered from a field survey in summer 2016 andevaluatedroof sections located on buildings in th...
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Format: | Conference Object |
Language: | English |
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Luleå tekniska universitet, Arkitektur och vatten
2017
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-66925 |
Summary: | Thisstudy looked at the plant cover and species composition of green roofs in a subarctic climate. The study’s aim was to evaluate the cover of plants and moss on green roofs in northern Sweden. Data was gathered from a field survey in summer 2016 andevaluatedroof sections located on buildings in three different towns located on a latitudinal gradient.Apart from plant cover substrate depth, slope andexposure was recorded. The results showed that the average vascular plant cover was low in the two northern locations (32% and 27%) while in the southernmost location it was high (>85%). |
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