Green Roof Ecosystems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction to Green Roof Ecosystems

   • Richard K. Sutton

   Pages 1-25

3. Monitoring Abiotic Inputs and Outputs

   • Lee R. Skabelund, Kimberly DiGiovanni, Olyssa Starry

   Pages 27-62

4. Climates and Microclimates: Challenges for Extensive Green Roof Design in Hot Climates

   • Mark T. Simmons

   Pages 63-80

5. Water Through Green Roofs

   • John G. Lambrinos

   Pages 81-105

6. Nutrient Cycling in Green Roof Ecosystems

   • Ishi Buffam, Mark E. Mitchell

   Pages 107-137

7. Soil-Based Green Roofs

   • Brooke Byerley Best, Rebecca K. Swadek, Tony L. Burgess

   Pages 139-174

8. Bacteria and Fungi in Green Roof Ecosystems

   • Krista L. McGuire, Sara G. Payne, Giulia Orazi, Matthew I. Palmer

   Pages 175-191

9. Plant Biodiversity on Green Roofs

   • Susan C. Cook-Patton

   Pages 193-209

10. Effects of Vegetation on Green Roof Ecosystem Services

    • Jeremy T. Lundholm, Nicholas S. G. Williams

    Pages 211-232

11. Ruderal Green Roofs

    • Nigel Dunnett

    Pages 233-255

12. Assembling Prairie Biome Plants for Minnesota Green Roofs

    • L. Peter MacDonagh, Nathalie Shanstrom

    Pages 257-283

13. Green Roof Plant Assemblage and Dynamics

    • Stephanie Carlisle, Max Piana

    Pages 285-310

14. Long-term Rooftop Plant Communities

    • Bradley Rowe

    Pages 311-332

15. Invertebrates on Green Roofs

    • J. Scott MacIvor, Kelly Ksiazek

    Pages 333-355

16. Placing Green Roofs in Time and Space: Scale, Recruitment, Establishment, and Regeneration

    • Katherine Dunster, Reid R. Coffman

    Pages 357-390

17. Eco-regional Green Roof Case Studies

    • Bruce Dvorak

    Pages 391-421

18. Green Roof Ecosystems: Summary and Synthesis

    • Richard K. Sutton, John Lambrinos

    Pages 423-440

19. Back Matter

    Pages 441-447

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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.

• Community ecology
• Ecosystem services
• Green roofs
• Landscape architecture
• Landscape ecology
• Plant biodiversity
• Sustainable design
• Urban design
• Urban ecosystems
• landscape/regional and urban planning

“Reviews green roof research, design and management from an ecosystem perspective. A book for policymakers, designers and ecologists interested in the interactions within and between green roofs and other living systems.” (The Bulletin, Vol. 47 (1), March, 2016)

• Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, USA

  Richard K. Sutton

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.

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