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Bacteria and Fungi in Green Roof Ecosystems

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 223))

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Green roofs are one way by which cities are attempting to alleviate some of the problems associated with impervious surfaces in urban environments such as the urban heat island effect and stormwater runoff. In addition, green roofs provide a number of ecosystem services such as the provision of habitats for organisms residing in and migrating through the city that have only recently been studied and documented. Microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria have been found to be diverse and abundant components of green roof growing substrate and may contribute to some of the other benefits green roofs provide such as the removal of organic pollutants from precipitation. Here, we review several functional groups of microbes that may be useful for understanding in terms of green roof design and maintenance: mycorrhizal fungi, decomposer fungi, endophytes, N-fixing bacteria, and pathogens. These microbes interact with plant species and growing substrate in complex ways that require further investigation. The ecology of these microbial groups should also be considered, including their dispersal rates and how they respond to regional differences such as climate and seasonality. We highlight several research priorities for this area of work, which may ultimately facilitate greater functionality in green roof systems.

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McGuire, K., Payne, S., Orazi, G., Palmer, M. (2015). Bacteria and Fungi in Green Roof Ecosystems. In: Sutton, R. (eds) Green Roof Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 223. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14983-7_7

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