A plant sociological procedure for the ecological design and enhancement of urban green infrastructure

Catalano, Chiara; Pasta, Salvatore; Guarino, Riccardo

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-75929-2_3

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dc.contributor.author	Catalano, Chiara	-
dc.contributor.author	Pasta, Salvatore	-
dc.contributor.author	Guarino, Riccardo	-
dc.date.accessioned	2021-09-27T13:38:27Z	-
dc.date.available	2021-09-27T13:38:27Z	-
dc.date.issued	2021	-
dc.identifier.isbn	978-3-030-75928-5	de_CH
dc.identifier.isbn	978-3-030-75929-2	de_CH
dc.identifier.uri	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/23219	-
dc.description.abstract	Urban green infrastructure could represent an important mean for environmental mitigation, if designed according to the principles of restoration ecology. Moreover, if suitably executed, managed and sized, they may be assimilated to meta-populations of natural habitats, deserving to be included in the biodiversity monitoring networks. In this chapter, we combined automatised and expert opinion-based procedures in order to select the vascular plant assemblages to populate different microhabitats (differing in terms of light and moisture) co-occurring on an existing green roof in Zurich (Switzerland). Our results lead to identify three main plant species groups, which prove to be the most suitable for the target roof. These guilds belong to mesoxeric perennial grasslands (Festuco-Brometea), nitrophilous ephemeral communities (Stellarietea mediae) and drought-tolerant pioneer species linked to nutrient-poor soils (Koelerio-Corynephoretea). Some ruderal and stress-tolerant species referred to the class Artemisietea vulgaris appear to fit well with local roof characteristics, too. Inspired by plant sociology, this method also considers conservation issues, analysing whether the plants selected through our procedure were characteristic of habitats of conservation interest according to Swiss and European laws and directives. Selecting plant species with different life cycles and life traits may lead to higher plant species richness, which in turn may improve the functional complexity and the ecosystem services provided by green roofs and green infrastructure in general.	de_CH
dc.language.iso	en	de_CH
dc.publisher	Springer	de_CH
dc.relation.ispartof	Urban Services to Ecosystems	de_CH
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Future City	de_CH
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	de_CH
dc.subject	Green roof	de_CH
dc.subject	Urban biodiversity	de_CH
dc.subject	Species introduction	de_CH
dc.subject	Urban meadow	de_CH
dc.subject	Data mining	de_CH
dc.subject	Vegetation	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	580: Pflanzen (Botanik)	de_CH
dc.title	A plant sociological procedure for the ecological design and enhancement of urban green infrastructure	de_CH
dc.type	Buchbeitrag	de_CH
dcterms.type	Text	de_CH
zhaw.departement	Life Sciences und Facility Management	de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunit	Institut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)	de_CH
zhaw.publisher.place	Cham	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/978-3-030-75929-2_3	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.21256/zhaw-23219	-
zhaw.funding.eu	No	de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhaw	Yes	de_CH
zhaw.pages.end	60	de_CH
zhaw.pages.start	31	de_CH
zhaw.parentwork.editor	Catalano, Chiara	-
zhaw.parentwork.editor	Andreucci, Maria Beatrice	-
zhaw.parentwork.editor	Guarino, Riccardo	-
zhaw.parentwork.editor	Bretzel, Francesca	-
zhaw.parentwork.editor	Leone, Manfredi	-
zhaw.parentwork.editor	Pasta, Salvatore	-
zhaw.publication.status	publishedVersion	de_CH
zhaw.series.number	17	de_CH
zhaw.publication.review	Editorial review	de_CH
zhaw.webfeed	Grünraumentwicklung	de_CH
zhaw.author.additional	No	de_CH
zhaw.display.portrait	Yes	de_CH
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Catalano, C., Pasta, S., & Guarino, R. (2021). A plant sociological procedure for the ecological design and enhancement of urban green infrastructure. In C. Catalano, M. B. Andreucci, R. Guarino, F. Bretzel, M. Leone, & S. Pasta (Eds.), Urban Services to Ecosystems (pp. 31–60). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75929-2_3

Catalano, C., Pasta, S. and Guarino, R. (2021) ‘A plant sociological procedure for the ecological design and enhancement of urban green infrastructure’, in C. Catalano et al. (eds) Urban Services to Ecosystems. Cham: Springer, pp. 31–60. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75929-2_3.

C. Catalano, S. Pasta, and R. Guarino, “A plant sociological procedure for the ecological design and enhancement of urban green infrastructure,” in Urban Services to Ecosystems, C. Catalano, M. B. Andreucci, R. Guarino, F. Bretzel, M. Leone, and S. Pasta, Eds. Cham: Springer, 2021, pp. 31–60. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-75929-2_3.

CATALANO, Chiara, Salvatore PASTA und Riccardo GUARINO, 2021. A plant sociological procedure for the ecological design and enhancement of urban green infrastructure. In: Chiara CATALANO, Maria Beatrice ANDREUCCI, Riccardo GUARINO, Francesca BRETZEL, Manfredi LEONE und Salvatore PASTA (Hrsg.), Urban Services to Ecosystems. Cham: Springer. S. 31–60. ISBN 978-3-030-75928-5

Catalano, Chiara, Salvatore Pasta, and Riccardo Guarino. 2021. “A Plant Sociological Procedure for the Ecological Design and Enhancement of Urban Green Infrastructure.” In Urban Services to Ecosystems, edited by Chiara Catalano, Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Riccardo Guarino, Francesca Bretzel, Manfredi Leone, and Salvatore Pasta, 31–60. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75929-2_3.

Catalano, Chiara, et al. “A Plant Sociological Procedure for the Ecological Design and Enhancement of Urban Green Infrastructure.” Urban Services to Ecosystems, edited by Chiara Catalano et al., Springer, 2021, pp. 31–60, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75929-2_3.