Analysis of biodiversity attributes for extensive vegetated roofs in a semiarid region of central Argentina

Autores: Cáceres, Natalia; Robbiati, Federico Omar; Hick, Emmanuel C.; Suárez, Mario; Matoff, Evangelina; Galetto, Leonardo; Imhof, Leila
Año de publicación: 2022
Idioma: inglés
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado: versión publicada
Descripción: Vegetated roofs (VRs) contribute to the resiilience of cities by providing multiple ecosystem functions. A wide range of these benefits depends on the plant layer. Here, we hypothesized that increasing biodiversity attributes (i.e., composition, structural, and functional) in VRs will improve their performance under the climate conditions of semiarid regions. We aimed to (i) characterize functional groups of eight species assessed from key functional traits, (ii) evaluate species performance through survival and coverage, comparing biodiversity attributes from mono to polyculture treatments, (iii) analyze the relationship between performance with biodiversity attributes, and (iv) systematize and rank the treatments using an index to select those with the best performance and to recommend them for VRs in semiarid regions. We expect those treatments with higher biodiversity attributes will show better performances than simpler ones. Functional traits as indicators of ecosystem functions of eight species and four life-forms (succulents: Sedum acre, S. lineare, S. reflexum, creeping herbs: Phyla nodiflora, Glandularia x hybrida, tall forb: Grindelia cabrerae, and grasses: Eustachys distichophylla, and Nassella tenuissima) were evaluated through a trial using 22 microcosms during a 12-month experimental study. A principal component analysis and a cluster analysis were used to detect functional groups according to leaf and plant height traits. We used the Kaplan-Meier analysis to assess species survival among the treatments. Final coverage and growth increment (and their coefficients of variation) were used to construct the performance index. The PCA and CA determined five functional groups: I) succulents; II) creeping herbs; III) N. tenuissima; IV) E. distichophylla, and V) G. cabrerae. Four species showed significantly differences in survival rates among the treatments (p < 0.05), and six treatments were characterized as the best ones: with the highest coverage (>93%) and growth increment (81%), and with low CVs. Although some monoculture (Sedum spp., P. nodiflora and, E. distichophylla) reached comparable index values with respect to mixed microcosms, for VRs we recommend those plant mixtures combining biodiversity attributes because they provide both more ecosystem services and higher chances of survival and phenological complementarity in the long term.
EEA Manfredi
Fil: Cáceres, Natalia. Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina
Fil: Cáceres, Natalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina
Fil: Robbiati, Federico Omar. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC). Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Hick, Emmanuel C. Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina
Fil: Hick, Emmanuel C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina
Fil: Suárez, Mario. Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina
Fil: Suárez, Mario. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina
Fil: Matoff, Evangelina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi. Agencia de Extensión Rural Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Galetto, Leonardo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC). Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV); Argentina
Fil: Galetto, Leonardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV); Argentina
Fil: Imhof, Leila. Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina
Fil: Imhof, Leila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina
Fuente: Ecological Engineering 178 : 106602 (May 2022)
Materia: Biodiversidad
Tejados
Zona Semiárida
Argentina
Índice de Rendimiento
Biodiversity
Roofs
Semi-arid Zones
Performance Index
Vegetated Roofs
Nivel de accesibilidad: acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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spelling	Analysis of biodiversity attributes for extensive vegetated roofs in a semiarid region of central ArgentinaCáceres, NataliaRobbiati, Federico OmarHick, Emmanuel C.Suárez, MarioMatoff, EvangelinaGaletto, LeonardoImhof, LeilaBiodiversidadTejadosZona SemiáridaArgentinaÍndice de RendimientoBiodiversityRoofsSemi-arid ZonesPerformance IndexVegetated RoofsVegetated roofs (VRs) contribute to the resiilience of cities by providing multiple ecosystem functions. A wide range of these benefits depends on the plant layer. Here, we hypothesized that increasing biodiversity attributes (i.e., composition, structural, and functional) in VRs will improve their performance under the climate conditions of semiarid regions. We aimed to (i) characterize functional groups of eight species assessed from key functional traits, (ii) evaluate species performance through survival and coverage, comparing biodiversity attributes from mono to polyculture treatments, (iii) analyze the relationship between performance with biodiversity attributes, and (iv) systematize and rank the treatments using an index to select those with the best performance and to recommend them for VRs in semiarid regions. We expect those treatments with higher biodiversity attributes will show better performances than simpler ones. Functional traits as indicators of ecosystem functions of eight species and four life-forms (succulents: Sedum acre, S. lineare, S. reflexum, creeping herbs: Phyla nodiflora, Glandularia x hybrida, tall forb: Grindelia cabrerae, and grasses: Eustachys distichophylla, and Nassella tenuissima) were evaluated through a trial using 22 microcosms during a 12-month experimental study. A principal component analysis and a cluster analysis were used to detect functional groups according to leaf and plant height traits. We used the Kaplan-Meier analysis to assess species survival among the treatments. Final coverage and growth increment (and their coefficients of variation) were used to construct the performance index. The PCA and CA determined five functional groups: I) succulents; II) creeping herbs; III) N. tenuissima; IV) E. distichophylla, and V) G. cabrerae. Four species showed significantly differences in survival rates among the treatments (p < 0.05), and six treatments were characterized as the best ones: with the highest coverage (>93%) and growth increment (81%), and with low CVs. Although some monoculture (Sedum spp., P. nodiflora and, E. distichophylla) reached comparable index values with respect to mixed microcosms, for VRs we recommend those plant mixtures combining biodiversity attributes because they provide both more ecosystem services and higher chances of survival and phenological complementarity in the long term.EEA ManfrediFil: Cáceres, Natalia. Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; ArgentinaFil: Cáceres, Natalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; ArgentinaFil: Robbiati, Federico Omar. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC). Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Hick, Emmanuel C. Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; ArgentinaFil: Hick, Emmanuel C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; ArgentinaFil: Suárez, Mario. Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; ArgentinaFil: Suárez, Mario. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; ArgentinaFil: Matoff, Evangelina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi. Agencia de Extensión Rural Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Galetto, Leonardo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC). Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV); ArgentinaFil: Galetto, Leonardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV); ArgentinaFil: Imhof, Leila. Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; ArgentinaFil: Imhof, Leila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv	Analysis of biodiversity attributes for extensive vegetated roofs in a semiarid region of central Argentina
title	Analysis of biodiversity attributes for extensive vegetated roofs in a semiarid region of central Argentina
spellingShingle	Analysis of biodiversity attributes for extensive vegetated roofs in a semiarid region of central Argentina Cáceres, Natalia Biodiversidad Tejados Zona Semiárida Argentina Índice de Rendimiento Biodiversity Roofs Semi-arid Zones Performance Index Vegetated Roofs
title_short	Analysis of biodiversity attributes for extensive vegetated roofs in a semiarid region of central Argentina
title_full	Analysis of biodiversity attributes for extensive vegetated roofs in a semiarid region of central Argentina
title_fullStr	Analysis of biodiversity attributes for extensive vegetated roofs in a semiarid region of central Argentina
title_full_unstemmed	Analysis of biodiversity attributes for extensive vegetated roofs in a semiarid region of central Argentina
title_sort	Analysis of biodiversity attributes for extensive vegetated roofs in a semiarid region of central Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv	Cáceres, Natalia Robbiati, Federico Omar Hick, Emmanuel C. Suárez, Mario Matoff, Evangelina Galetto, Leonardo Imhof, Leila
author	Cáceres, Natalia
author_facet	Cáceres, Natalia Robbiati, Federico Omar Hick, Emmanuel C. Suárez, Mario Matoff, Evangelina Galetto, Leonardo Imhof, Leila
author_role	author
author2	Robbiati, Federico Omar Hick, Emmanuel C. Suárez, Mario Matoff, Evangelina Galetto, Leonardo Imhof, Leila
author2_role	author author author author author author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv	Biodiversidad Tejados Zona Semiárida Argentina Índice de Rendimiento Biodiversity Roofs Semi-arid Zones Performance Index Vegetated Roofs
topic	Biodiversidad Tejados Zona Semiárida Argentina Índice de Rendimiento Biodiversity Roofs Semi-arid Zones Performance Index Vegetated Roofs
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv	Vegetated roofs (VRs) contribute to the resiilience of cities by providing multiple ecosystem functions. A wide range of these benefits depends on the plant layer. Here, we hypothesized that increasing biodiversity attributes (i.e., composition, structural, and functional) in VRs will improve their performance under the climate conditions of semiarid regions. We aimed to (i) characterize functional groups of eight species assessed from key functional traits, (ii) evaluate species performance through survival and coverage, comparing biodiversity attributes from mono to polyculture treatments, (iii) analyze the relationship between performance with biodiversity attributes, and (iv) systematize and rank the treatments using an index to select those with the best performance and to recommend them for VRs in semiarid regions. We expect those treatments with higher biodiversity attributes will show better performances than simpler ones. Functional traits as indicators of ecosystem functions of eight species and four life-forms (succulents: Sedum acre, S. lineare, S. reflexum, creeping herbs: Phyla nodiflora, Glandularia x hybrida, tall forb: Grindelia cabrerae, and grasses: Eustachys distichophylla, and Nassella tenuissima) were evaluated through a trial using 22 microcosms during a 12-month experimental study. A principal component analysis and a cluster analysis were used to detect functional groups according to leaf and plant height traits. We used the Kaplan-Meier analysis to assess species survival among the treatments. Final coverage and growth increment (and their coefficients of variation) were used to construct the performance index. The PCA and CA determined five functional groups: I) succulents; II) creeping herbs; III) N. tenuissima; IV) E. distichophylla, and V) G. cabrerae. Four species showed significantly differences in survival rates among the treatments (p < 0.05), and six treatments were characterized as the best ones: with the highest coverage (>93%) and growth increment (81%), and with low CVs. Although some monoculture (Sedum spp., P. nodiflora and, E. distichophylla) reached comparable index values with respect to mixed microcosms, for VRs we recommend those plant mixtures combining biodiversity attributes because they provide both more ecosystem services and higher chances of survival and phenological complementarity in the long term. EEA Manfredi Fil: Cáceres, Natalia. Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina Fil: Cáceres, Natalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina Fil: Robbiati, Federico Omar. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC). Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales; Argentina Fil: Hick, Emmanuel C. Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina Fil: Hick, Emmanuel C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina Fil: Suárez, Mario. Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina Fil: Suárez, Mario. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina Fil: Matoff, Evangelina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi. Agencia de Extensión Rural Córdoba; Argentina Fil: Galetto, Leonardo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC). Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV); Argentina Fil: Galetto, Leonardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV); Argentina Fil: Imhof, Leila. Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina Fil: Imhof, Leila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador S. J. (IRNASUS). Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática; Argentina
description	Vegetated roofs (VRs) contribute to the resiilience of cities by providing multiple ecosystem functions. A wide range of these benefits depends on the plant layer. Here, we hypothesized that increasing biodiversity attributes (i.e., composition, structural, and functional) in VRs will improve their performance under the climate conditions of semiarid regions. We aimed to (i) characterize functional groups of eight species assessed from key functional traits, (ii) evaluate species performance through survival and coverage, comparing biodiversity attributes from mono to polyculture treatments, (iii) analyze the relationship between performance with biodiversity attributes, and (iv) systematize and rank the treatments using an index to select those with the best performance and to recommend them for VRs in semiarid regions. We expect those treatments with higher biodiversity attributes will show better performances than simpler ones. Functional traits as indicators of ecosystem functions of eight species and four life-forms (succulents: Sedum acre, S. lineare, S. reflexum, creeping herbs: Phyla nodiflora, Glandularia x hybrida, tall forb: Grindelia cabrerae, and grasses: Eustachys distichophylla, and Nassella tenuissima) were evaluated through a trial using 22 microcosms during a 12-month experimental study. A principal component analysis and a cluster analysis were used to detect functional groups according to leaf and plant height traits. We used the Kaplan-Meier analysis to assess species survival among the treatments. Final coverage and growth increment (and their coefficients of variation) were used to construct the performance index. The PCA and CA determined five functional groups: I) succulents; II) creeping herbs; III) N. tenuissima; IV) E. distichophylla, and V) G. cabrerae. Four species showed significantly differences in survival rates among the treatments (p < 0.05), and six treatments were characterized as the best ones: with the highest coverage (>93%) and growth increment (81%), and with low CVs. Although some monoculture (Sedum spp., P. nodiflora and, E. distichophylla) reached comparable index values with respect to mixed microcosms, for VRs we recommend those plant mixtures combining biodiversity attributes because they provide both more ecosystem services and higher chances of survival and phenological complementarity in the long term.
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Analysis of biodiversity attributes for extensive vegetated roofs in a semiarid region of central Argentina

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