As of: February 13, 2024, 7:07 a.m
By: Tobias Gehre
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The water is mostly gone again.
The Amper flows again in its original bed through the Ampermoos.
© Franz Meier
Constant rain and melting snow flooded the Ampermoos in December.
The water is now gone again.
But the winter flood has left its mark.
Kottgeisering – It was an extraordinary event.
The level of the Ammersee continued to rise in December.
Its floodwaters poured into the Amper - which in turn flooded the Ampermoos over a large area.
“I have never seen such an extent of flooding at this time of year,” said Christian Niederbichler at the time.
As a so-called area manager, the qualified geographer has been looking after the valuable nature reserve since 1997.
Now that the flood has gone again, the 58-year-old is trying to take stock.
But this is not that easy.
It is not yet possible to say exactly how the individual residents of the moss managed to cope with all the water.
“In any case, many are well adapted,” says Niederbichler.
Interventions
The unusual timing of the flood in the middle of winter also caused problems for some species.
Many insects and their larvae or mice in their tunnels may have fallen victim to the water.
“You do suffer,” explains Niederbichler.
On the other hand, such a natural event and nature's reaction to it is also exciting to observe.
However, one should not forget that the event is also influenced by human intervention - both through climate change and through interventions on the moss itself.
The flood stretched from Ammersee to Grafrath.
As a retention basin, the moss prevented flooding.
© Meier
Niederbichler also sees the possible positive consequences for the area and its residents.
“If we go into spring as wet as it is now, it would be optimal for many species,” says the 58-year-old.
Birds such as the snipe and the curlew searched for food with their beaks in the upper layers of the soil.
If it was moist, the animals would have a much easier time.
But plants such as various types of orchids or orchids also have good years if the spring is wet.
The snow
In addition to the flood, another extreme event may have had an impact on the Ampermoos.
The heavy wet snow that covered the landscape at the beginning of December pushed many reeds to the ground.
“That could be interesting for the Reed Warbler,” speculates Niederbichler.
This means the bird may find good living conditions.
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The conservationist also points out that ampermoss has a function for humans.
This stored large amounts of water as a gigantic retention basin - thus preventing floods downstream.
This is also a reason to protect the area as well as possible.
You can find even more current news from the Fürstenfeldbruck district at Merkur.de/Fürstenfeldbruck.