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Back to Currated List of TopicsSpatiotemporal dynamics of boreal landscapes with ecosystem engineers: beavers influence the biogeochemistry of small lakes
A Finnish study of beaver wetland effects on dissolved carbon and oxygen.
Beaver Fever is Fake News
A well-researched video on the intestinal parasite Giardia. It is the most common waterborne pathogen in the world. It impacts 200,000,000 people annually, and beavers have gotten a bum rap.
Ecological Impact of Beavers and their Ability to Modify Ecosystems
How beavers affect the biodiversity in their ecosystem
Beavers Buffering Blazes: The Potential Role of Castor canadensis in Mitigating Wildfire Impacts on Stream Ecosystems
The potential role of beavers in mitigating wildfire impacts on stream ecosystems
Beaver: Nature’s ecosystem engineers
This review summarizes how beaver impact ecosystem structure and geomorphology, hydrology and water resources, water quality, freshwater ecology, and humans and society.
Beavers and Conservation in Oregon Coastal Watersheds
Summary of the benefits of beavers, their conflicts with humans, and the policies and conditions that affect their survival
Effects of Beaver Impoundments on Dissolved Organic Matter Quality and Biodegradability in Boreal Riverine Systems
Assessment of the changes in dissolved organic matter quality and the biodegradation patterns in beaver systems across Sweden
Beaver Ponds – Resurgent Nitrogen Sinks for Rural Watersheds in the Northeastern United States
In rural watersheds of southern New England with high Nitrogen loading, denitrification from beaver ponds may remove 5 to 45% of watershed nitrate Nitrogen loading. Beaver ponds represent a relatively new and substantial sink for watershed Nitrogen.