Plants playing at home: Advantage of native plant seeds for ski slope revegetation in the French Pyrenees

Dupin, B.; Durand, Brigitte; Cambecèdes, Jocelyne; Fromin, Nathalie

doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106463

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“…Undoubtedly, landscape architects and professionals who design VGSs are confronted with complex aesthetic (subjective factor) and practical criteria and various scientific and ethical considerations that should be considered during the plant selection and design [27,28]. However, the introduction of native plants in VGSs is an encouraging goal due to the abundant benefits they offer in urban life, such as urban biodiversity conservation, life cycle reduced carbon footprint, phytoremediation potentials, plant adaptability to local biotic and abiotic parameters, people's willingness to use native plant species and low maintenance cost among others [27,[29][30][31][32].…”

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Potential Use of Chilean Native Species in Vertical Greening Systems

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Vertical greening systems (VGSs), i.e., living walls (LWs) and green façades (GFs), are considered a promising technology to diminish the negative effects of urbanisation. Plant selection for these systems is challenging due to the narrow spectrum of species available, and the required adaptation to specific climate conditions. Considering Chile’s rich plant biodiversity, this study aims to analyse the potential of Chilean native species to be introduced in VGSs. A total of 109 potentially usable species from the north (n = 25), centre (n = 32), south (n = 31) and the Andes Mountains (n = 21) were selected for VGSs, showing a high level of endemism (43.1%). According to the filters applied, 39 and 70 species were selected for GFs and LWs, respectively. To evaluate appreciation of Chilean native plants and their potential use in VGSs, an online questionnaire was responded by 428 individuals. Most participants agreed or strongly agreed with the use of LWs and/or GFs inside their house/apartment (75.5%) and in their garden/balcony (90.0%). Most of the participants agreed or strongly agreed with the use of Chilean native plants inside their house/apartment (75.0%) and in their garden/balcony (84.4%). Further empirical studies are still required to confirm the use of Chilean native species in LWs and GFs.

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