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Reed control - summary
Existing or newly created reedbeds will require management. This may take the
form of control of water levels. In many instances the development of over mature
reedbed requires more direct intervention. This is achieved through a variety
of techniques designed to control of vegetation. These include:
There is an extensive literature in the USA. The main methods of control (Chemical,
Mechanical
and Biological) are summarised by the Office of Information Transfer, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service Fish and Wildlife Leaflet 13.4.12. 1989 "Control of
Phragmites or common reed"
(Cross & Fleming 2000).
| General guidance: At some sites and where access
is easy then removal of the surface layers of reed by excavation
may be the chosen method. Once removed some, or all of the techniques described
for creating
new reedbeds can be employed to re-create the successional
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References
Cross, D.H. & Fleming, K.L.
2000.
Waterfowl Management Handbook Chapter 13.4.12 Control of Phragmites or Common Reed. US Fish and Wildlife Service.
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