Background
Close to the banks of the Po River in the Province of Mantova, the southernmost part of Lombardy, the Ostiglia marsh is a wetland characterised by vast expanses of sedge and reeds. Together with abundant aquatic (Magnopotamion, Hydrocharition) and hygrophilous (Sparganium, Typha, Acorus, woods of Alnus glutinosa) vegetation, there are countless ...