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[[File:YorkU2.jpg|thumb|Detail showing the early root development through the mat to the granular planting medium.]]  
 
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Green roofs are primarily a practice used to partially achieve water balance and erosion control objectives through interception and [[Evapotranspiration| evapotranspiration]] of precipitation.
   
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===Water Balance===
 
===Water Balance===
Controlled studies have indicated that maturing green roofs may have improved water retention properties <ref>De-Ville, S., Menon, M., Jia, X., Reed, G., Stovin, V. 2017. The impact of green roof ageing on substrate characteristics and hydrological performance. Journal of Hydrology. Volume 547. pp 332-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.02.006.</ref>.
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Green roofs are primarily a practice used to partially achieve water balance and erosion control objectives through interception and [[Evapotranspiration| evapotranspiration]] of precipitation.  Controlled studies have indicated that maturing green roofs may have improved water retention properties <ref>De-Ville, S., Menon, M., Jia, X., Reed, G., Stovin, V. 2017. The impact of green roof ageing on substrate characteristics and hydrological performance. Journal of Hydrology. Volume 547. pp 332-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.02.006.</ref>.
    
The key hydrologic benefit which green roofs have over other forms of LID is the proportion of the water returned to the atmosphere through [[Evapotranspiration| evapotranspiration]].   
 
The key hydrologic benefit which green roofs have over other forms of LID is the proportion of the water returned to the atmosphere through [[Evapotranspiration| evapotranspiration]].   

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