Evaluating effects of weed cutting on water level and ecological status in Danish lowland streams

At present, scientific evidence documenting effects of weed cutting in streams as a measure to improve flood protection and run‐off from agricultural land is scarce, which is surprising considering the huge effect that it has on stream ecology. Instead, weed cutting is performed under the assumption that removal of aquatic plant biomass improves runoff from agricultural land and prevents flooding of adjacent areas provided that it is performed...