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In nature, reedbeds are basically ’temporary’ habitats. Under normal circumstances, an unmanaged reedbed shows a Succession from young Reed colonising open water or wet ground through a gradation of increasingly dry ground. As reedbeds age, they build up a considerable litter layer which eventually rises above ground or water level, and ultimately provides opportunities for Scrub or woodland invasion. Naturally developing reedbeds are found in Floodplain s, waterlogged depressions and Estuaries . The most part of European reedbed Species incorporated in Genera '' Phragmites '' and '' Scirpus ''. Artificial reedbeds are also known as Reed Fields . They are increasingly being adopted for efficient small-scale trickling through the reed bed is rapidly cleaned up by the extensive root system and its associated microorganisms utilising the sewage for growth nutrients, giving an extrmely clean effluent. |
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