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Can microbial inoculants boost soil food webs and vegetation development on newly constructed extensive green roofs? (2022)
Journal Article
Rumble, H., Finch, P., & Gange, A. C. (2022). Can microbial inoculants boost soil food webs and vegetation development on newly constructed extensive green roofs?. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 75, 127684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127684

Green roofs are a key to providing nature-based solutions in cities. However, most green roofs installed in the Northern hemisphere are shallow, stonecrop planted systems (“extensive” green roofs), which have been shown to support limited biodiversit... Read More about Can microbial inoculants boost soil food webs and vegetation development on newly constructed extensive green roofs?.

A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems (2021)
Journal Article
Goddard, M. A., Davies, Z. G., Guenat, S., Ferguson, M. J., Fisher, J. C., Akanni, A., …Dallimer, M. (2021). A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5(2), 219-230. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01358-z

Technology is transforming societies worldwide. A major innovation is the emergence of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS), which have the potential to revolutionize cities for both people and nature. Nonetheless, the opportunities and challenges a... Read More about A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems.

“I like to get my hands stuck in the soil”: A pilot study in the acceptance of soil-less methods of cultivation in community gardens (2020)
Journal Article
Caputo, S., Rumble, H., & Schaefer, M. (2020). “I like to get my hands stuck in the soil”: A pilot study in the acceptance of soil-less methods of cultivation in community gardens. Journal of Cleaner Production, 258, 120585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120585

The aim of this paper is to investigate the role that soil-less methods of food production can play in urban agriculture, particularly in projects that are run by community groups. Over the last years, a drive by people to engage in sustainable lifes... Read More about “I like to get my hands stuck in the soil”: A pilot study in the acceptance of soil-less methods of cultivation in community gardens.

Hydroponics and community gardens: Insights on the interaction between urban farmers and technology (2018)
Journal Article
Caputo, S., Rumble, H., & Schaefer, M. (2018). Hydroponics and community gardens: Insights on the interaction between urban farmers and technology. Acta Horticulturae, 1215, 397-404. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1215.72

Large-scale hydroponic systems, a highly resource and space efficient form of cultivation, already contribute substantially to global food production. Recognising the value of such an efficiency, a few hydroponic/aquaponics community projects and sma... Read More about Hydroponics and community gardens: Insights on the interaction between urban farmers and technology.

Green roof soil organisms: Anthropogenic assemblages or natural communities? (2018)
Journal Article
Rumble, H., Finch, P., & Gange, A. C. (2018). Green roof soil organisms: Anthropogenic assemblages or natural communities?. Applied Soil Ecology, 126, 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.01.010

Green roofs provide a range of ecosystem services, from stormwater retention to thermal insulation. They can also provide habitat for biodiversity, remediating land lost in development. However, few extensive green roofs are designed with this benefi... Read More about Green roof soil organisms: Anthropogenic assemblages or natural communities?.

Microbial inoculants as a soil remediation tool for extensive green roofs (2017)
Journal Article
Rumble, H., & Gange, A. C. (2017). Microbial inoculants as a soil remediation tool for extensive green roofs. Ecological Engineering, 102, 188-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.01.025

Green roofs are increasingly used in the urban environment to insulate buildings, reduce stormwater runoff and remediate biodiversity lost in construction. Most common in the Northern Hemisphere are extensive green roofs, due to their low-cost and lo... Read More about Microbial inoculants as a soil remediation tool for extensive green roofs.

Positive plant-soil feedbacks of the invasive Impatiens glandulifera and their effects on above-ground microbial communities (2016)
Journal Article
Pattison, Z., Rumble, H., Tanner, R. A., Jin, L., & Gange, A. C. (2016). Positive plant-soil feedbacks of the invasive Impatiens glandulifera and their effects on above-ground microbial communities. Weed Research, 56(3), 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12200

Impatiens glandulifera is one of the most widespread invasive plant species in the UK. Although aspects of its biology are known, there is little information about its association with microbial communities, both above ground and below ground. Furthe... Read More about Positive plant-soil feedbacks of the invasive Impatiens glandulifera and their effects on above-ground microbial communities.

Soil microarthropod community dynamics in extensive green roofs (2013)
Journal Article
Rumble, H., & Gange, A. C. (2013). Soil microarthropod community dynamics in extensive green roofs. Ecological Engineering, 57, 197-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.04.012

Green roofs are of increasing interest to ecologists, engineers and architects, as cities grow and aim to become more sustainable. They could be exploited to improve urban biodiversity and ecosystem services, yet almost nothing is known about them fr... Read More about Soil microarthropod community dynamics in extensive green roofs.