Please show respect for our birds

The dense reed belt of the shallow water zone slows down the waves and prevents the shore from being eroded, that means washed out. However, the reeds do not only serve to stabilise the soil.

There are different living conditions within the shallow water zone affecting the local range of species which varies depending on the incident light, water movement and vegetation colonisation.

In the shallow water zones, small fish species and insects, such as mosquitoes, stone flies, caddisflies,  mayflies and dragonflies use the cover of the vegetation for their reproduction, for feeding and partly also as a year-round habitat.

The reeds in the shore area also clean the water by binding nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. But also purification by microorganisms is stimulated as the structure of the reeds allows oxygen to reach the root zone which the microorganisms need.