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

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

Science of The Total Environment | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.231

University of Melbourne Researchers

Chris Szota Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Tim Fletcher Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Nicholas Williams Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Claire Farrell Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Related Projects (1)

Mimicking Natural Ecosystems To Improve Green Roof Performance

This project will transform the Australian green roof industry by specifying plants and substrates according to ecological theory. New subst..

Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council Linkage grant - Melbourne Water

Funding Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ariane Lenhard, Andrea Pianella, Pei-wen Chung and Jessica Kurylo for assisting with data collection. This research was funded by Australian Research Council Linkage grant LP130100731 supported by Melbourne Water and the Inner Melbourne Action Plan (IMAP). Zheng Zhang was supported by the Melbourne International Research Scholarship (MIRS) and Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship (MIFRS).