Monitoring the Use Made of Chara Intermedia Beds by Waterfowl on Hickling Broad During the 1999/2000 Winter

Approximately 14 hectares of the extensive Chara intermedia beds, mainly adjacent to the central navigation channel at Hickling Broad, were cut in 1999.

This study aims to determine the impact of the cutting on the abundance and distribution of waterfowl on the Broad during winter 1999/2000.