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Designed habitat heterogeneity on green roofs increases seedling survival but not plant species diversity.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Walker, E. A. & Lundholm, J. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urban areas benefit from the ecosystem services provided by low input green roofs. However, limited substrate depth on these green roofs creates chall...

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Do green roofs help urban biodiversity conservation?

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Williams, N. S. G. & Lundholm, J. & MacIvor, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Green roofs are novel ecosystems that are increasingly common in cities. While their hydrologic and energy saving benefits are well-established, green...

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A small, heated roost facilitates nursery establishment and increases the size of a lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) colony in the northern Swiss Alps.

Published online: 01 Aug 2023

Authors: Zingg, P. E. & Weissenfluh, U. von & Schaub, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Small thermal roofs in building attics might be a promising option to maintain and support nursery colonies of bats, but little empirical evidence is ...

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Stress-gradient framework for green roofs: applications for urban agriculture and other ecosystem services.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Rolhauser, A. G. & MacIvor, J. S. & Roberto, A. & Ahmed, S. & Isaac, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Green roofs are promoted to contribute to more resilient cities by enhancing urban ecosystem services and food systems. Extensive, low-maintenance ...

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Green roof plant species diversity improves ecosystem multifunctionality.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Lundholm, J. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Constructed ecosystems such as green roofs often contain monocultures or low-diversity plant communities, but adding more plant species to these syste...

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Urban greening factor for England - development and technical analysis: green infrastructure framework - principles and standards for England.

Published online: 23 Feb 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Neal, P.

Content type: Reports

This report on Developing a Model Urban Greening Factor for England introduces the Urban Greening Factor (UGF) and provides an analysis of current app...

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Phylogenetic ecology and the greening of cities.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: MacIvor, J. S. & Cadotte, M. W. & Livingstone, S. W. & Lundholm, J. T. & Yasui, S. L. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecologists are increasingly involved in city-making, especially in the development of green infrastructure and other designed plant communities. Plant...

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The contribution of constructed green infrastructure to urban biodiversity: a synthesis and meta-analysis.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Filazzola, A. & Shrestha, N. & MacIvor, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The development of buildings and other infrastructure in cities is viewed as a threat to local biodiversity and ecosystem functioning because natural ...

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Influence of nest box design on occupancy and breeding success of predatory birds utilizing artificial nests in the Mongolian steppe.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Rahman, M. L. & Purev-ochir, G. & Batbayar, N. & Dixon, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

We monitored 100 artificial nests of four different designs to examine the occupancy and breeding success of predatory birds in nest site limited, ste...

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Comparison of the effect of time and preservative on the quality of DNA from pitfall traps.

Published online: 28 Dec 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Rees, H. C.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this project was to generate evidence to inform best practise guidance for Natural England staff wishing to use DNA metabarcoding to identi...

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