Plant cover and biomass change on extensive green roofs over a decade and ten lessons learned (OA) https://botany.fyi/0790np
MacIvor et al. present findings on plant cover and biomass from a green roof testing facility in Toronto, Canada that was monitored for over a decade. They examine the contributions of growing media, planting, and irrigation in the first seven years (2011–2021) of the eleven-year monitoring period. #Botany#PlantScience
@botanyone interesting. I'd be interested in seeing an un-irrigated project in my context- summers not so hot and dry as Toronto, winters longer and colder. I bet lots of alpine and dryland plants could survive, but I'm also pretty sure dandelions would thrive and trees would seed in for sure, not sure how well they'd survive long term as their size/roots outgrow the substrate.