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Beaver: Restoration liaison between riparian and upland systems
DigitalCommons@USU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Beaver: Restoration liaison between riparian and upland systems |
| Creator | Wheaton, Joseph M. |
| Description | Beaver (Castor canedensis), well known for their dam-building ecosystem engineering activities and potential as a nuisance species, are increasingly being used as a restoration agent and conservation tool to restore dynamism in streams and create better habitat for a variety of threatened biota. Beaver don’t build dams everywhere, but where they can, they are a potentially cheap alternative to restoring degraded stream habitats. Beaver will harvest dam building materials and forage up to 150... |
| Date | 2013-10-01T07:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Identifier | http://works.bepress.com/joseph_wheaton/84 http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/rtw/2013/October17/4/ |
| Source | Joseph M. Wheaton |
| Publisher | SelectedWorks |
| Subject | Life Sciences |
