Conservation and Restoration of Coastal Reed Beds in the Context of Global Change: Potential Effects of Habitat Fragmentation for Specialist Marshland Passerines

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Ecological Basis of Ecosystem Services and Management of Wetlands Dominated by Common Reed (Phragmites australis): European Perspective

“…Due to its vigorous growth and effective vegetative spreading, P. australis forms dense stands providing sheltered and nutrient-rich habitats suiting various birds and invertebrates [2,[57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76]. They serve as breeding or overwintering habitats or migration stopover areas for numerous bird species including rare and endangered ones [77].…”