Impact ID | 6814 |
Impact Type | Other |
Study Type | Anecdotal |
Study Location | N/A |
Impact Description | Phragmites provides food and habitat for some organisms and serves to stabilize soils against erosion. Bobolink and sparrows eat its seed, while numerous insects eat the vegetation. Moreover, many insects, birds (including yellowthroat, marsh wren, salt marsh sparrow, least bittern, red-winged blackbird, and some wading birds), and muskrats use Phragmites as shelter or nest material. |
Reference | 27608 |
Great Lakes Region | No |
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