MEDIA COMPOSITION INFLUENCES GREEN ROOF PLANT VIABILITY IN THE OZARK HIGHLANDS | Zendy

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MEDIA COMPOSITION INFLUENCES GREEN ROOF PLANT VIABILITY IN THE OZARK HIGHLANDS

Author(s) -

D. C. Toland,

Charles P. West,

Mark E. Boyer

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of green building

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.248

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 1943-4618

pISSN - 1552-6100

DOI - 10.3992/jgb.7.4.73

Subject(s) - compost , sedum , green roof , roof , green waste , environmental science , plant species , vegetation (pathology) , biology , agronomy , geography , horticulture , ecology , archaeology , medicine , pathology

Plant selection and establishment are critical components for green roof health and success. Plant palettes (sets of plant species selected for specific conditions) for green roofs vary in their ability to confer benefits depending on the species make-up and their adaptation to particular environments and climates. The response of various species to climatic factors on rooftops is unknown for the Ozark Highlands region. The objective of this study was to compare plant survival and spread in three growing medium treatments (course and fine texture with compost and fine texture with no compost) installed as part of a green roof system. The study was performed on a green roof system at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville over 3 years. Data were collected on 13 species installed in September of 2006 and surveyed on three dates thereafter: April 30, 2007; May 19, 2009; September 10, 2009. The treatments with added compost had statistically greater vegetated cover (from 73 to 87%) compared to th...

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