Claim · model-written summary
Glyceria maxima significantly modified tussock height and shape.
- Taxon
- Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maximae0 - Outcome
- height and the shape of tussockse0
- Comparator
- Calamagrostis canescense0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Glyceria maxima and Acorus calamus significantly modified the height and the shape of tussocks in contrast to Calamagrostis canescens”
Title
Plant species as ecological engineers of microtopography in a temperate sedge-grass marsh
Jiří Dušek; Jan Novotný; Barbora Navrátilová; et al. Scientific Reports 2025. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-98067-z
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Carex acuta tussocks differed in area, perimeter, height and roundness.
- Observation Distances among tussocks were similar and evenly distributed across stands.
- Association Highest tussocks occurred in Carex acuta dominated and mixed stands.
- Association Acorus calamus significantly modified tussock height and shape.
- Observation Calamagrostis canescens affected tussocks least and used them as habitat.
- Association Mixed-stand tussocks were influenced by co-occurring dominant plants.
- Recommendation The authors recommend frequent shallow flooding to maintain marsh microtopography.