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Reedbed summary of states
Three states have been identified for reedbed. These are largely based on the
succession
of the habitat from primary colonisation (State
1), though mature mosaics of reed and open water (State
2) to the drying out of the reedbed and loss of open water (State
3). A key feature of reedbeds is their value for a variety of rare
birds and specialist invertebrates.
Comment: Links to the values of the individual states are provided
via the State pages.
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General guidance: The speed of succession (progression from state
1 to state 3) is slowed in areas where water levels fluctuate or where
there is an ingress of sea water. In the latter case the reed can be killed
off, allowing regeneration to take place once the sea water has retreated.
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