Can reed harvest be used as a management strategy for improving invertebrate biomass and diversity?

• Published in: Journal of environmental management Vol. 300; p. 113637
• Main Authors: Andersen, Line Holm, Nummi, Petri, Rafn, Jeppe, Frederiksen, Cecilie Majgaard Skak, Kristjansen, Mads Prengel, Lauridsen, Torben Linding, Trøjelsgaard, Kristian, Pertoldi, Cino, Bruhn, Dan, Bahrndorff, Simon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.12.2021
• Subjects: Biodiversity; biomass; Coleoptera; community structure; Ecological succession; environmental management; fauna; flora; habitats; Insects; invertebrates; Management; Phragmites australis; Ramsar; Scandinavia; Scandinavia; Ramsar; Management; Insects; Phragmites australis; Biodiversity; Ecological succession

The succession-driven reed bed habitat hosts a unique flora and fauna including several endangered invertebrate species. Reed beds can be managed through commercial winter harvest, with implications for reed bed conservation. However, the effects of winter harvest on the invertebrate community are n...