Beavers : boreal ecosystem engineers

This book integrates the results of Dr. Carol Johnston's research on beaver ecosystem alteration at Voyageurs National Park, a mature beaver-altered landscape named after the French-Canadian voyageurs who transported packs of beaver pelts through the region more than 250 years ago. The text syn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Johnston, Carol A. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer, [2017]
Subjects
Beavers > Ecology.
Beavers > Habitations.
Beavers > Minnesota > Kabetogama State Forest.
Minnesota > Kabetogama State Forest.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319615332
9783319615325
Physical Description1 online resource : illustrations (some color)

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Table of Contents:
  • Legacy of beaver-human interaction
  • Ecosystem engineers: beaver ponds
  • Altering the water cycle
  • Beaver loggers: beaver herbivory alters forest structure
  • Soils of beaver meadows
  • Vegetation of beaver impoundments
  • The biogeochemistry of boreal beaver ponds
  • Beaver ponds and the carbon cycle
  • Fish assemblages in a beaver-influenced successional landscape
  • Beavers as engineers of wildlife habitat.

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