Author Results: M. Pollock
BackAlteration of Stream Temperature by Natural and Artificial Beaver Dams
In this study, we tracked beaver dam distributions and monitored water temperature throughout 34 km of stream for an eight-year period between 2007 and 2014. Our results suggest that creation of natural and/or artificial beaver dams could be used to mitigate the impact of human induced thermal degradation that may threaten sensitive species.
The Beaver Restoration Guidebook, Version 2.01, 2018
This guidebook provides a practical synthesis of the best available science for using beaver to improve ecosystem functions. TheĀ overall goal is to provide an accessible, useful resource for those involved in using beaver to restore streams, floodplains, wetlands, and riparian ecosystems.
Ecosystem experiment reveals benefits of natural and simulated beaver dams to a threatened population of steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) 2016
Large-scale experiment to quantify the benefits of beavers and beaver dam analogues to a fish population and its habitat
Hydrologic and Geomorphic Effects of Beaver Dams and Their Influence on Fishes
This assesses how beaver dams effect fish habitat and how the removal of them may affect the fish
The Beaver Restoration Guidebook Version 1.0, 2015
A comprehensive compilation of information related to beavers and their management with an emphasis on stream restoration.
Using Beaver Dams to Restore Incised Stream Ecosystems
This study proposes that live vegetation and beaver dams or beaver dam analogues can substantially accelerate the recovery of incised streams and can help create and maintain complex fluvial ecosystems.
Working with Beaver to Restore Salmon Habitat in the Bridge Creek Intensively Monitored Watershed
Tested how assisting beaver to create stable colonies and aggrade incised reaches of Bridge Creek could create measurable improvements in riparian and stream habitat conditions and abundance of native steelhead.
The historical range of beaver (Castor canadensis) in coastal California: an updated review of the evidence
Study of the history of beaver habitat in California
The Importance of Beaver Ponds to Coho Salmon Production in the Stillaguamish River Basin, Washington, USA
NOAA study of beaver habitat effects on Coho salmon reproduction and growth in Washington state.