Experimental Manipulation of Water Table and Grazing Pressure as a Tool for Developing and Maintaining Habitat Diversity for Waterbirds

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Berend Voslamber²  J. Theo Vulink¹ 

[1] 1 Rijkswaterstaat Waterdienst, P.O. Box 17, 8200 AA Lelystad, The Netherlands;1 Rijkswaterstaat Waterdienst, P.O. Box 17, 8200 AA Lelystad, The Netherlands 2 present address: SOVON, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands

关键词: Habitat Restoration;   

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学科分类：动物科学

来源: Nederlandse Ornithologische Unie/Netherlands Ornithological Union

【 摘 要 】

TherelationshipbetweenreedPhragmitesaustraliscoverofditchesandhabitatusebymarshlandbirdswasstudiedinanexperimentalareaoftheOostvaardersplassennaturereserveinTheNetherlands.WatertableandgrazingbycattleandhorseshadanimportantimpactonthedevelopmentofP.australisinditchesandpools,resultinginthreedifferenttypesofhabitat:deepopenwater,shallowopenwaterandshallowwaterwithP.australisvegetation.Shallowwaterbodieswithareedcoveroflessthan10%weremostfrequentlyvisitedbyforagingEurasianSpoonbillPlatalealeucorodia,SmewMergellusalbellus,herons,ducks,wadersandrails.Breedinggrebesandmarshlandpasserines,however,preferredpartswithmorereedcover.Itisconcludedthatthecreationofshallowwaterbodies,togetherwithadjustedwatertablemanagementandgrazingpressurearesuitabletoolsforrestoringhabitatspreferredbymarshlandbirds.

【 授权许可】

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