2009 Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) Northern Ireland distribution of Spartina anglica

One of the greatest problems facing conservation in the British Isles is the spread and establishment of introduced species. Common cord-grass (Spartina anglica) is a highly invasive species which causes extensive ecological damage to intertidal habitats particularly mudflats and saltmarsh. The current survey represents the second of a three phase survey to establish the extent of cord-grass invasion and colonization throughout Northern Ireland.

面对不列颠群岛的生态保护，所面临的最大难题之一便是入侵物种的扩散与定植。常见的有芒草（Spartina anglica）是一种极具侵略性的物种，其对潮间带生境，尤其是泥滩和盐沼等生态系统的生态破坏影响极为广泛。本次调查是旨在确立有芒草入侵与定植范围的三阶段调查的第二阶段。