Population and distribution of beavers Castor fiber and Castor canadensis in Eurasia

DJ Halley, AP Saveljev, F Rosell - Mammal review, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A century ago, overhunting had reduced Eurasian beaver Castor fiber populations to c. 1200
animals in scattered refugia from France to Mongolia. Reintroductions and natural spread …

Damming effect on habitat quality of riparian corridor

S Pal, S Talukdar, R Ghosh - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Riparian corridor, a vital ecotonian ecosystem is under stress due to flow reduction and
inconsistency of flow in Lower Tangon river basin across the neo tectonically active Barind …

Ecosystem engineers enter the city: Habitat characteristics influencing the distribution of Eurasian beavers Castor fiber in a human-transformed landscape

M Ciach, D Wrazidło, I Fedyń - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, the population of the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber has increased
significantly, and from near extinction the species has become widespread again over large …

Riparian forests throwback at the Eurasian beaver era: a woody vegetation assessment for Mediterranean regions

G Trentanovi, A Viviano, G Mazza, L Busignani… - Biodiversity and …, 2023 - Springer
Several biotic and abiotic interactions will contribute to riparian ecosystem changes. The
impact of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) on woody vegetation is still unknown for the …

Beaver-induced spatiotemporal patch dynamics affect landscape-level environmental heterogeneity

S Kivinen, P Nummi, T Kumpula - Environmental Research …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Beavers (Castor sp.) are ecosystem engineers that cause significant changes to their
physical environment and alter the availability of resources to other species. We studied …

Beaver-related restoration: an opportunity for sandy lowland streams in a human-dominated landscape

A Bylak, N Kochman-Kędziora, E Kukuła… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The expansion of beavers into human-dominated landscapes can help improve the
ecological status of degraded streams. This study aimed to assess the changes in the …

Modelling Eurasian beaver foraging habitat and dam suitability, for predicting the location and number of dams throughout catchments in Great Britain

HA Graham, A Puttock, WW Macfarlane… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) populations are expanding across Europe. Depending on
location, beaver dams bring multiple benefits and/or require management. Using nationally …

[HTML][HTML] Rewilding with the beaver in the iberian peninsula-Economic potential for river restoration

D Veríssimo, C Roseta-Palma - Nature-Based Solutions, 2023 - Elsevier
Nature restoration is essential to tackle the loss of biodiversity and to adapt and mitigate the
effects of climate change. Recently the United Nations declared 2021-2030 the decade for …

Monitoring, modelling and managing beaver (Castor fiber) populations in the River Otter catchment, Great Britain

HA Graham, A Puttock, J Chant, M Elliott… - Ecological Solutions …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) were nearly hunted to extinction but have recovered to
occupy much of their former range. Beaver were extirpated from Great Britain c. 400 years …

Home is where the home range is: Identifying territoriality and exhibit preferences in an ex-situ group of all-male Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)

L Stalter, M Terry, A Riley, A Leeds - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Here, the presence or absence of territoriality was evaluated in an all-male Nile crocodile
(Crocodylus niloticus) group living in an ex-situ environment. Location data for each …