Earthquake‐induced chains of geologic hazards: Patterns, mechanisms, and impacts

X Fan, G Scaringi, O Korup, AJ West… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Large earthquakes initiate chains of surface processes that last much longer than the brief
moments of strong shaking. Most moderate‐and large‐magnitude earthquakes trigger …

[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 …

The formation and impact of landslide dams–State of the art

X Fan, A Dufresne, SS Subramanian, A Strom… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The blocking of river courses by mass movements is very common in mountainous areas
with deep and narrow valleys. Landslide dams may pose serious threats to people and their …

[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 …

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 …

Modeling the capacity of riverscapes to support beaver dams

WW Macfarlane, JM Wheaton, N Bouwes, ML Jensen… - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
The construction of beaver dams facilitates a suite of hydrologic, hydraulic, geomorphic, and
ecological feedbacks that increase stream complexity and channel–floodplain connectivity …

Aerial photography collected with a multirotor drone reveals impact of Eurasian beaver reintroduction on ecosystem structure

AK Puttock, AM Cunliffe, K Anderson… - Journal of Unmanned …, 2015 - cdnsciencepub.com
Beavers are often described as ecological engineers with an ability to modify the structure
and flow of fluvial systems and create complex wetland environments with dams, ponds, and …

[HTML][HTML] A global review of beaver dam impacts: Stream conservation implications across biomes

BP Grudzinski, K Fritz, HE Golden… - Global ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Beaver are recolonizing previously occupied regions, expanding into new territories, and
increasingly being introduced and protected for stream conservation and restoration across …

Hydrological functioning of a beaver dam sequence and regional dam persistence during an extreme rainstorm

CJ Westbrook, A Ronnquist… - Hydrological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It is becoming increasingly popular to reintroduce beaver to streams with the hopes of
restoring riparian ecosystem function or reducing some of the hydrological impacts of …

Sediment and nutrient storage in a beaver engineered wetland

A Puttock, HA Graham, D Carless… - … Surface Processes and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
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 …