Slashing Phragmites (Phragmites australis) prior to planting does not promote native vegetation establishment

Summary Phragmites or Common Reed (Phragmites australis) is a tall rhizomatous cosmopolitan grass. While native to Australia, it can be invasive in wetlands, forming dense monocultures and reducing their ecological integrity. We assessed the potential for the cutting of Phragmites reeds prior to pla...

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description Summary Phragmites or Common Reed (Phragmites australis) is a tall rhizomatous cosmopolitan grass. While native to Australia, it can be invasive in wetlands, forming dense monocultures and reducing their ecological integrity. We assessed the potential for the cutting of Phragmites reeds prior to planting to promote the establishment of indigenous shrubs that might ultimately outcompete Phragmites. We established ten 5 m × 5 m quadrats in an area dominated by Phragmites, brush‐cut the reeds to ground level in five of them and left five uncut as controls. Within each quadrat, we planted 20 plants (~40 cm tall) of each of five indigenous shrub species, unguarded (4 plants/m2). We surveyed the plants one month after planting and annually for the following four years for survival, height and browsing damage. Browsing damage to plants was common (>50%) and unaffected by cutting. After four years, overall plant survival rates were ~25% and mean plant heights for the five shrub species ranged between 120 and 174 cm. Cutting of Phragmites had no positive effect on plant survival or height. In fact, two Melaleuca species grew taller in the uncut quadrats. Cutting of Phragmites reed beds prior to planting is unlikely to promote the establishment of woody plantings. However, planting within established Phragmites with or without prior brush‐cutting is worthy of further trialling as a potential tool for reinstating native diversity at Phragmites‐dominated sites.
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competition
Ecological monitoring
Ground level
Invasive species
Monoculture
Phragmites
Phragmites australis
plant invasions
Planting
Reed beds
reed slashing
Reeds
Shrubs
Species
Survival
Vegetation establishment
wetland forest restoration
woody plant establishment
title Slashing Phragmites (Phragmites australis) prior to planting does not promote native vegetation establishment
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