Beaver: Nature's ecosystem engineers
Beavers have the ability to modify ecosystems profoundly to meet their ecological needs,
with significant associated hydrological, geomorphological, ecological, and societal impacts …
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
Abstract Beavers (Castor fiber, Castor canadensis) are one of the most influential
mammalian ecosystem engineers, heavily modifying river corridor hydrology …
mammalian ecosystem engineers, heavily modifying river corridor hydrology …
[HTML][HTML] Eurasian beaver activity increases water storage, attenuates flow and mitigates diffuse pollution from intensively-managed grasslands
Beavers are the archetypal keystone species, which can profoundly alter ecosystem
structure and function through their ecosystem engineering activity, most notably the …
structure and function through their ecosystem engineering activity, most notably the …
[HTML][HTML] A global review of beaver dam impacts: Stream conservation implications across biomes
Beaver are recolonizing previously occupied regions, expanding into new territories, and
increasingly being introduced and protected for stream conservation and restoration across …
increasingly being introduced and protected for stream conservation and restoration across …
Sediment and nutrient storage in a beaver engineered wetland
Beavers, primarily through the building of dams, can deliver significant geomorphic
modifications and result in changes to nutrient and sediment fluxes. Research is required to …
modifications and result in changes to nutrient and sediment fluxes. Research is required to …
Environmental suitability and potential range expansion of the Eurasian beaver in Italy
Reintroduction and rewilding initiatives are key strategies to reverse human impacts on
ecosystems and re‐establish natural processes. However, rewilding may involve complex …
ecosystems and re‐establish natural processes. However, rewilding may involve complex …
Mapping the status of the North American beaver invasion in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago
A Huertas Herrera, MV Lencinas, M Toro Manríquez… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Quantifying the presence and environmental impact of invasive species is the starting point
for research on management and nature conservation. North American beavers (Castor …
for research on management and nature conservation. North American beavers (Castor …
Can beaver impact promote river renaturalization? The example of the Raba River, southern Poland
E Gorczyca, K Krzemień, M Sobucki… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The European beaver (Castor fiber) was reintroduced in the Polish Carpathians in
the 1980s after a few centuries of absence. It gradually colonized suitable habitats in the …
the 1980s after a few centuries of absence. It gradually colonized suitable habitats in the …
Beavers affect carbon biogeochemistry: both short‐term and long‐term processes are involved
With the recent population increase in beavers (Castor spp.), a considerable amount of new
riparian habitat has been created in the Holarctic. We evaluated how beaver‐induced floods …
riparian habitat has been created in the Holarctic. We evaluated how beaver‐induced floods …
Flood attenuation hydraulics of channel-spanning leaky barriers
V Muhawenimana, CAME Wilson, J Nefjodova… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural flood management aims to enhance natural processes to build resilience into flood
risk management alongside hard engineering methods of flood defence, using 'soft …
risk management alongside hard engineering methods of flood defence, using 'soft …