GROOVES: study of biodiversity and ecosystem services provided by green roofs
Ecology and benefits of green roofs: a study in Paris region

The thirty-six green roofs included in the GROOVES study are distributed throughout Greater Paris (figure 2). The selection was based on the desire to distribute the different types of vegetation identified by roofing professionals: eighteen extensive roofs (substrate height less than 15 cm, planted), six semi-intensive roofs (substrate height between 15 and 30 cm, planted), eight intensive roofs (substrate height greater than 30 cm, planted) and finally four so-called "wildroofs" (substrate alone of variable depth, without...