Beaver: Nature's ecosystem engineers

RE Brazier, A Puttock, HA Graham… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Beavers have the ability to modify ecosystems profoundly to meet their ecological needs,
with significant associated hydrological, geomorphological, ecological, and societal impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Dam builders and their works: Beaver influences on the structure and function of river corridor hydrology, geomorphology, biogeochemistry and ecosystems

A Larsen, JR Larsen, SN Lane - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Beavers (Castor fiber, Castor canadensis) are one of the most influential
mammalian ecosystem engineers, heavily modifying river corridor hydrology …

Riverscape approaches in practice: Perspectives and applications

CE Torgersen, C Le Pichon, AH Fullerton… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Landscape perspectives in riverine ecology have been undertaken increasingly in the last
30 years, leading aquatic ecologists to develop a diverse set of approaches for …

[HTML][HTML] Eurasian beaver activity increases water storage, attenuates flow and mitigates diffuse pollution from intensively-managed grasslands

A Puttock, HA Graham, AM Cunliffe, M Elliott… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Beavers are the archetypal keystone species, which can profoundly alter ecosystem
structure and function through their ecosystem engineering activity, most notably the …

Smokey the Beaver: beaver‐dammed riparian corridors stay green during wildfire throughout the western United States

E Fairfax, A Whittle - Ecological Applications, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Beaver dams are gaining popularity as a low‐tech, low‐cost strategy to build climate
resiliency at the landscape scale. They slow and store water that can be accessed by …

[HTML][HTML] Natural infrastructure in dryland streams (NIDS) can establish regenerative wetland sinks that reverse desertification and strengthen climate resilience

LM Norman, R Lal, E Wohl, E Fairfax, AC Gellis… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this article we describe the natural hydrogeomorphological and biogeochemical cycles of
dryland fluvial ecosystems that make them unique, yet vulnerable to land use activities and …

Beaver dams attenuate flow: A multi‐site study

A Puttock, HA Graham, J Ashe… - Hydrological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Beavers can profoundly alter riparian environments, most conspicuously by creating dams
and wetlands. Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) populations are increasing and it has been …

Biogeomorphic influences on river corridor resilience to wildfire disturbances in a mountain stream of the Southern Rockies, USA

E Wohl, AE Marshall, J Scamardo, D White… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract We examine a 9.4-km-long portion of a montane river corridor in the Southern
Rockies, the upper 8 km of which burned in 2020. We focus on sediment storage in logjam …

Legacy effects of loss of beavers in the continental United States

E Wohl - Environmental Research Letters, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Through their modifications of channels and floodplains, beavers are a premier example of
ecosystem engineers. Historical and stratigraphic records suggest that hundreds of millions …

Beaver: The North American freshwater climate action plan

CE Jordan, E Fairfax - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rivers and streams, when fully connected to their floodplains, are naturally resilient systems
that are increasingly part of the conversation on nature‐based climate solutions …