Functional diversity as a framework for novel ecosystem design: The example of extensive green roofs

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 136, Issue , 2015, Pages 165-173

  Van Mechelen, Carmen ^a   Van Meerbeek, Koenraad ^a   Dutoit, Thierry ^b   Hermy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Functional diversity; Green roofs; Novel ecosystems; Plant traits; Species richness

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; ROOFS;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY; GREEN ROOF; NOVEL ECOSYSTEMS; PLANT TRAITS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

DESIGN; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GREENSPACE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84920877104     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.11.022     Document Type: Article

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