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Biological invasions in the context of green roofs

于Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution
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Nicole L. Kinlocka Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY nicole.kinlock@stonybrook.edu

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Bracha Y. Schindler Kadas Green Roof Ecology Center, Institute of Evolution, Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, University of Haifa

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Jessica Gurevitch Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University

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Green roofs can mitigate a number of urban environmental problems when green roof plant communities provide ecosystem services. However, this perspective may fail to address ecological aspects of the plant community. In particular, it does not account for the potential for green roofs to facilitate biological invasions. We consider current research in green roof ecology in light of the literature on biological invasions, focusing on plant invasion. We evaluate the role of species composition and novel communities, species interactions, succession, and dispersal on the trajectory of green roof plant communities. Green roofs have the potential to introduce invasive species through initial plantings, to become dominated by invasive species, and to spread invasive species, and we provide recommendations for plant selection and maintenance to reduce the risks of facilitating plant invasions to surrounding communities.

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