High Grazing Pressure of Geese Threatens Conservation and Restoration of Reed Belts

High Grazing Pressure of Geese Threatens Conservation and Restoration of Reed Belts

Reed (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.) beds are important habitat for marsh birds, but are declining throughout Europe. Increasing numbers of the native marsh bird, the Greylag goose (Anser anser L.), are hypothesized to cause reed bed decline and inhibit restoration of reed beds, but da...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth S. Bakker, Ciska G. F. Veen, Gerard J. N. Ter Heerdt, Naomi Huig, Judith M. Sarneel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Anser anser
aquatic plant
exclosure
herbivory
landscape configuration
Phragmites australis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01649/full

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