Vegetation Alters Soil Water Drainage and Retention of Replicate Rain Gardens

Rain gardens are residential bioretention practices widely used to manage urban runoff, yet their design as plant-soil systems lacks understanding. We hypothesized that vegetative treatment (turfgrass, prairie, and shrubs, plus a non-vegetated control) would alter the volume and rate of drainage fro...

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Main Authors: Marie R. Johnston, Nick J. Balster, Anita M. Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/11/3151