scholarly journals Relative importance of benthic microalgae, phytoplankton and the detritus of smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora and the common reed Phragmites australis to brackish-marsh food webs

2000 ◽  
Vol 200 ◽  
pp. 77-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
SC Wainright ◽  
MP Weinstein ◽  
KW Able ◽  
CA Currin
Keyword(s):  
Food Webs ◽  
Spartina Alterniflora ◽  
Phragmites Australis ◽  
Common Reed ◽  
Benthic Microalgae ◽  
Brackish Marsh ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Smooth Cordgrass ◽  
The Common

scholarly journals Impact of reed harvesting and Smooth Cordgrass Spartina alterniflora invasion on nesting Reed Parrotbill Paradoxornis heudei

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTHONY BOULORD ◽  
TIAN-HOU WANG ◽  
XIAO-MING WANG ◽  
GUO-XIAN SONG
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Spartina Alterniflora ◽  
Phragmites Australis ◽  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
Common Reed ◽  
Smooth Cordgrass ◽  
Nesting Sites ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Shanghai Municipality ◽  
Spartina Alterniflora Invasion

SummaryThe Reed Parrotbill Paradoxornis heudei is an endemic reedbed-inhabiting passerine of east Asia. In the Shanghai municipality, which harbours significant populations of this species, almost all reedbed surfaces are annually harvested. Furthermore, the reedbeds are being invaded by Smooth Cordgrass Spartina alterniflora, an introduced species that can outcompete the native Common Reed Phragmites australis. In this paper, we have shown that Reed Parrotbills do not nest in areas dominated by Smooth Cordgrass and avoid using them. In the areas that are primarily composed of Common Reed, the densities of birds are higher in the unharvested sections. The birds appear to select nesting sites with low Smooth Cordgrass densities, tall reed stems, and relatively equal densities of both dry and green stems. Reed harvesting activity results in vegetation that is too low for bird nesting. However, no nests were found in areas where the reeds had not been harvested for several years and had high densities of dry reed stems; these results could be attributed to the fact that the high density of broken stems reduced the vegetation cover. On the basis of our results, we recommend implementation of four years harvesting-cycle rotation and avoidance of reclamation in reedbeds which have not been invaded by Smooth Cordgrass.

scholarly journals Cosmopolitan Species As Models for Ecophysiological Responses to Global Change: The Common Reed Phragmites australis

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska Eller ◽  
Hana Skálová ◽  
Joshua S. Caplan ◽  
Ganesh P. Bhattarai ◽  
Melissa K. Burger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Change ◽  
Phragmites Australis ◽  
Common Reed ◽  
Cosmopolitan Species ◽  
Ecophysiological Responses ◽  
The Common

Grasses as appropriate targets in weed biocontrol: is the common reed, Phragmites australis, an anomaly?

BioControl ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Casagrande ◽  
Patrick Häfliger ◽  
Hariet L. Hinz ◽  
Lisa Tewksbury ◽  
Bernd Blossey
Keyword(s):  
Phragmites Australis ◽  
Common Reed ◽  
Weed Biocontrol ◽  
The Common

Tapesia evilescens. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Minter
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Phragmites Australis ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Common Reed ◽  
The Common

Abstract A description is provided for Tapesia evilescens, a saprobe on dead stems of grasses, particularly the common reed (Phragmites australis). Some information on its substrata, habitat, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Europe (Finland, Netherlands, Ukraine, UK)).

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