Extensive green roofs in Oslo – a presentation that was given by Marina Bakhtina on defense of master thesis at the University College of Southeast Norway (formerly, Telemark University College). The presentation outlines the master thesis with the special focus on the fieldwork in which 18 extensive green roofs were studied.
More photos from green roofs in Oslo 2015 in my blog: https://marinabakhtina.wordpress.com/
Vegetation composition of extensive green roofs in Oslo, Norway / Defense of Master thesis
1. Vegetation composition of
extensive green roofs in Oslo,
Norway
Master thesis in Environmental Science
by Marina Bakhtina
Supervisor Associate Professor Stefanie Reinhardt
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▹ Introduction
▹ Material and Methods
▹ Results and
Discussion
▹ Conclusion
Outline
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Outline
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What is a green roof ?
Photo on the roof of Barcode project, Oslo
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Introduction
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Extensive Semi-intensive Intensive
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Classification
Introduction
Illustration: www.zinco-greenroof.co.uk Illustration: www.bergen.kommune.no
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One type of
structure
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Introduction
Illustration: http://designmeans.com/work/illustration/green_roof.html
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Vegetation
Sedum-moss type
Species composition:
▹ Sedum
▹ Phedimus
▹ Hylotephium
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Introduction
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“Objectives of the study
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Introduction
▹ Has the vegetation composition on the studied EGRs changed after
it has been established?
▹ How has the composition changed?
▹ What is the relation between vegetation composition and
environmental variables?
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Data collection
from
companies and
roof owers
▹ Area
▹ Year of installation
▹ Type of Sedum mat
▹ Type of green roof system and soil depth
▹ Flat roof and roof with slope
▹ Annual maintenance
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Materials and Methods
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18 roofs, 92 plots
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Materials and Methods
Google map
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Data collection from
fieldwork
▹ Floristic sampling
▹ Soil sampling, every second
plot
▹ Depth of soil - 3
measurements
▹ Sun and shade exposure
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Species groups
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Materials and Methods
▹ Originally Planted species
▹ Spontaneously Established species
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46 samples to measure:
▹ pH
▹ Nutrients (P, K, Mg and
Ca)
▹ Organic matter
▹ Specific weight
Soil analysis
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Materials and Methods
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▹ Ordinations
▹ Regressions
▹ Comparison of mean
values and median values
Statistical analysis
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Materials and Methods
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Results and Discussion
Species group Richness of
originally planted
species
Richness found planted species and SES
(observed during fieldwork)
Succulents 15 10
Herbs 0 43
Graminoids 0 10
Woody plants 0 5
Bryophytes 0 25
Lichens 0 3
Sum 15 96
Species
richness
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Abundance
of Originally Planted Species
in prefabricated Sedum mats
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Results and Discussion
49% 51%
Less
than 80%80%
or more
80%
or more
How it has changed
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Black list
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Results and Discussion
▹ Phedimus hybridus SE
▹ Phedimus spurius SE
▹ Epilobium ciliatum SE
▹ Senecio viscosus HI
Red list
▹ Veronica verna NT
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Variables
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Vegetation
▹ Abundance in % of
species and species
groups
▹ Richness in species
groups
▹ Richness of originally
planted vegetation and
growing species
Environment
▹ Mean soil depth
▹ Nutrients (P, K, Mg, Ca)
▹ pH
▹ Dry matter
▹ Loss on ignition
▹ Elevation
▹ Sun/shade
▹ Flat/Slope
▹ Area
▹ Type of green roof system
▹ Company
▹ Age
Results and Discussion
Originally planted vegetation
▹ Type of sedum mix
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PCA
Results and Discussion
PCA
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DCA
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Results and Discussion
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Photo from ZinCo website
Usual plot
Results and Discussion
Outlier
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Soil depth
Results and Discussion
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pH
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Results and Discussion
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Age
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Results and Discussion
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Age
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Results and Discussion
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“Summary
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Conclusion
▹ Has the vegetation composition on the studied EGRs changed after it has been established?
Yes
▹ How has the composition changed?
SES have established on roofs
51% of studied plots experience decrease in originally planted species abundance
Richness of originally planted species decrease, but richness in total increase
▹ What is the relation between vegetation composition and environmental variables?
The most statistically significant for species distribution are type of sedum mix, soil depth, ph,
loss on ignition, K and P levels and age