| Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
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6272
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Typha angustifolia
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Other Ecological Benefits
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Experimental
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Laboratory
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Typha angustifolia extracts can have inhibiting impacts on algae with fresh plant materials having a larger impact than dead material.
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41351
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6273
|
Typha angustifolia
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Experimental
|
Laboratory
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Typha angustifolia can uptake and remove arsenic from ecosystems.
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41375
|
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8976
|
Typha angustifolia
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Anecdotal
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N/A
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In limited quantities, Typha angustifolia can actually be beneficial to an ecosystem by adding food and habitat diversity.
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24997
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8977
|
Typha angustifolia
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
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Typha angustifolia seeds are eaten by several duck species; however, they are not as nutritious as those of native species.
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25007
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8978
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Typha angustifolia
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
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Muskrats, beavers, and rats eat the stalks and roots of narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia).
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24998
|
|
8979
|
Typha angustifolia
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
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Narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) provides cover and nesting habitat for waterfowl and marsh birds, such as the red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus).
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24998
|
|
8980
|
Typha angustifolia
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Observational
|
Field
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Stands of Typha angustifolia offer breeding grounds and hiding places for numerous invertebrates and small fish.
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Connecticut River estuary, Old Lyme, Conneticut
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24973
|
|
8981
|
Typha angustifolia
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
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When planted along shorelines, Typha angustifolia can provide habitat for largemouth bass and northern pike.
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|
24998
|
|
8982
|
Typha angustifolia
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Other organisms often found in stands of Typha angustifolia include leeches, crustaceans, mollusks, and insects such as dragonflies and damselflies.
|
Swan Lake, Minnesota, USA
|
25002
|
|
8983
|
Typha angustifolia
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Observational
|
Field
|
For Swan Lake, Minnesota (located outside the Great Lakes watershed), it is recommended that the lake be managed to encourage Typha angustifolia expansion to help increase the biomass of macroinvertebrates for young waterfowl to eat.
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Swan Lake, Minnesota, USA
|
25002
|
|
8984
|
Typha angustifolia
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Typha spp. serve as important nutrient reservoirs.
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Lake Erie, Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
|
25008
|
|
8985
|
Typha angustifolia
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) is used in prairie wetland restoration.
|
|
25013
|
|
8986
|
Typha angustifolia
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Typha angustifolia can also be planted along lakes and ponds to stabilize marsh areas and protect shores from erosion.
|
|
24998
|
|
8987
|
Typha angustifolia
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Experimental
|
Laboratory
|
Constructed wetlands (CWs) tend to emit higher levels of greenhouse gases (GHG) than natural wetlands. However, reports indicate that among the CWs tested, those planted solely with Typha angustifolia emitted the lowest levels of GHG.
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24994
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