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Fallow wetlands |
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Since farmers stopped
using these fields for traditional hay-making, and draining
and irrigating them, fallow wetlands covered in meadow-sweet
have steadily taken their place in all the valleys in
the Reserve. Their ecological interest depends on the
relative humidity of the soil and the range of plants
growing there.
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Some of the fallow wetlands attract more birds, dragonflies,
coleoptera carabidae and spiders than do the meadows.
One sees the Large Copper, a butterfly that is rare in
Vosges du Nord, and a number of birds that make their
nests here such as the Common Stonechat (Saxicola
torquata), the Marsh Warbler and the Grasshopper
Warbler.
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If fallow land normally has fewer plant species
than a hay-meadow, one should note the presence on this
marshy land of Marsh Trefoil (Menyantes
trifoliata),
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Michel Rauch |
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Marsh Cinquefoil (Potentilla
palustris), Marsh ferns and Long-leafed Water Hemlock
(Cicuta virosa).
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| Marsh Cinquefoil ©
Michel Rauch |
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