Claire Farrell

Green roof substrate physical properties differ between standard laboratory tests due to differences in compaction

Richard Conn, Joerg Werdin, John P Rayner, Claire Farrell

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Environmental Management

Green roofs are expanding internationally due to the well documented benefits they provide for buildings and cities. This requires..

Biochar and compost equally improve urban soil physical and biological properties and tree growth, with no added benefit in combination

Peter D Somerville, Claire Farrell, Peter B May, Stephen J Livesley

Journal article  |  2020  |  Science of The Total Environment

Soil compaction can be a major impediment to tree growth as it damages soil physical and biological properties and reduces plant a..

Biochar made from low density wood has greater plant available water than biochar made from high density wood

Joerg Werdin, Tim D Fletcher, John P Rayner, Nicholas SG Williams, Claire Farrell

Journal article  |  2020  |  Science of The Total Environment

Soil water limitations often restrict plant growth in unirrigated agricultural, forestry and urban systems. Biochar amendment to s..

Use of organic wastes to create lightweight green roof substrates with increased plant-available water

M Xue, C Farrell

Journal article  |  2020  |  Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

Tree water use strategies and soil type determine growth responses to biochar and compost organic amendments

Peter D Somerville, Claire Farrell, Peter B May, Stephen J Livesley

Journal article  |  2019  |  Soil and Tillage Research

Can the turgor loss point be used to assess drought response to select plants for green roofs in hot and dry climates?

Pengzhen Du, Stefan K Arndt, Claire Farrell

Journal article  |  2019  |  Plant and Soil

Appraising the psychological benefits of green roofs for city residents and workers

Kathryn JH Williams, Kate E Lee, Leisa Sargent, Katherine A Johnson, John Rayner, Claire Farrell, Rebecca E Miller, Nicholas SG Williams

Journal article  |  2019  |  Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Is plant survival on green roofs related to their drought response, water use or climate of origin?

Pengzhen Du, Stefan K Arndt, Claire Farrell

Journal article  |  2019  |  Science of The Total Environment

Green roof storage capacity can be more important than evapotranspiration for retention performance

Zheng Zhang, Christopher Szota, Tim D Fletcher, Nicholas SG Williams, Claire Farrell

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Environmental Management

Tree water-use strategies to improve stormwater retention performance of biofiltration systems

C Szota, MJ McCarthy, GJ Sanders, C Farrell, TD Fletcher, SK Arndt, SJ Livesley

Journal article  |  2018  |  Water Research

Relationships between plant drought response, traits, and climate of origin for green roof plant selection

Pengzhen Du, Stefan K Arndt, Claire Farrell

Journal article  |  2018  |  Ecological Applications

Influence of plant composition and water use strategies on green roof stormwater retention

Zheng Zhang, Christopher Szota, Tim D Fletcher, Nicholas SG Williams, Joerg Werdin, Claire Farrell

Journal article  |  2018  |  Science of The Total Environment

Drought-avoiding plants with low water use can achieve high rainfall retention without jeopardising survival on green roofs

Christopher Szota, Claire Farrell, Nicholas SG Williams, Stefan K Arndt, Tim D Fletcher

Journal article  |  2017  |  Science of The Total Environment

Laboratory Tests of Substrate Physical Properties May Not Represent the Retention Capacity of Green Roof Substrates In Situ

Christopher Szota, Tim D Fletcher, Carine Desbois, John P Rayner, Nicholas SG Williams, Claire Farrell

Journal article  |  2017  |  Water

Does the turgor loss point characterize drought response in dryland plants?

Claire Farrell, Christopher Szota, Stefan K Arndt

Journal article  |  2017  |  Plant, Cell & Environment

Can raingardens produce food and retain stormwater? Effects of substrates and stormwater application method on plant water use, stormwater retention and yield

Paul J Richards, Nicholas SG Williams, Tim D Fletcher, Claire Farrell

Journal article  |  2017  |  Ecological Engineering

Developing Australian green roofs: overview of a 5-year research program

NSG Williams, JP Rayner, KE Lee, TD Fletcher, D Chen, C Szota, C Farrell

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Acta Horticulturae

Engaging Students with Environmental Sustainability at a Research Intensive University: Examples of Small Successes

Dianne P Chambers, Clare Walker, Kathryn Williams, John Rayner, Claire Farrell, Anne-Maree Butt, Danielle Rostan-Herbert

Book Chapter  |  2016

Plant establishment on a green roof under extreme hot and dry conditions: The importance of leaf succulence in plant selection

John P Rayner, Claire Farrell, Kirsten J Raynor, Susan M Murphy, Nicholas SG Williams

Journal article  |  2016  |  Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

Use of water-retention additives to improve performance of green roof substrates

C Farrell, CTN Cao, XQ Ang, JP Rayner

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Acta Horticulturae

A practical tool for designing vegetated roofs to optimise rainfall retention

C Szota, C Farrell, N WILLIAMS, TD Fletcher

Conference Proceedings  |  2016

Salt tolerant plants increase nitrogen removal from biofiltration systems affected by saline stormwater

Christopher Szota, Claire Farrell, Stephen J Livesley, Tim D Fletcher

Journal article  |  2015  |  WATER RESEARCH

Urban Plantings: 'Living Laboratories' for Climate Change Response

Claire Farrell, Christopher Szota, Stefan K Arndt

Journal article  |  2015  |  TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Vegetation cover and not size of remnants determines composition and diversity of ground-dwelling arthropods in native vegetation remnants

C FARRELL

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Vegetable raingardens can produce food and reduce stormwater runoff

Paul J Richards, Claire Farrell, Minna Tom, Nicholas SG Williams, Tim D Fletcher

Journal article  |  2015  |  Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Biochar makes green roof substrates lighter and improves water supply to plants

Cuong TN Cao, Claire Farrell, Paul E Kristiansen, John P Rayner

Journal article  |  2014  |  Ecological Engineering

Living roof preference is influenced by plant characteristics and diversity

Kate E Lee, Kathryn JH Williams, Leisa D Sargent, Claire Farrell, Nicholas S Williams

Journal article  |  2014  |  Landscape and Urban Planning

High water users can be drought tolerant: using physiological traits for green roof plant selection

Claire Farrell, Christopher Szota, Nicholas SG Williams, Stefan K Arndt

Journal article  |  2013  |  Plant and Soil

Water-retention additives increase plant available water in green roof substrates

Claire Farrell, Xing Qi Ang, John P Rayner

Journal article  |  2013  |  Ecological Engineering

Turning (storm)water into food; the benefits and risks of vegetable raingardens

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Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  Proceeding of: 8th International Novatech Conference

Uniting urban agriculture and stormwater management: the example of the 'vegetable raingarden'

PJ Richards, C FARRELL, TD Fletcher, NSG Williams

Conference Proceedings  |  2013

Green roofs for hot and dry climates: Interacting effects of plant water use, succulence and substrate

C Farrell, RE Mitchell, C Szota, JP Rayner, NSG Williams

Journal article  |  2012  |  Ecological Engineering

Microsite and litter cover effects on seed banks vary with seed size and dispersal mechanisms: implications for revegetation of degraded saline land

Claire Farrell, Richard J Hobbs, Timothy D Colmer

Journal article  |  2012  |  Plant Ecology

Hydrology of a vegetable raingarden and implications for vegetable growth

PJ Richards, M Tom, C Farrell, TD Fletcher, DT McCarthy, NSG Williams, PJ Poelsma, K Milenkovic

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  Proceedings of the 7th International Water Sensitive Urban Design Conference

Hot, high, dry and green? Research supporting green roof plant selection for arid environments

C Farrell, C Szota, JP Rayner, NS Williams

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  2012 Conference Proceedings

Microsite and litter cover effects on soil conditions and seedling recruitment in a saline agricultural system

Claire Farrell, Christopher Szota, Richard J Hobbs, Timothy D Colmer

Journal article  |  2011  |  Plant and Soil

Contrasting physiological responses of two co-occurring eucalypts to seasonal drought at restored bauxite mine sites

Christopher Szota, Claire Farrell, John M Koch, Hans Lambers, Erik J Veneklaas

Journal article  |  2011  |  Tree Physiology

Does plant diversity in biofilters affect stormwater runoff quality and quantity?

P HUCKER, C Farrell

Journal article  |  2011  |  Nursery Papers

A waterways management framework for Western Australia

C Macgregor, B Stewart, C Farrell

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  River Basin Management V

Rehabilitation of industrial cutaway Atlantic blanket bog in County Mayo, North-West Ireland

CA Farrell, GJ Doyle

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  Wetlands Ecology and Management