Beaver Library

Reducing nutrient runoff in streams is an important task to reduce algae blooms and associated environmental damage in large waterbodies. Beaver Dam Analogs (WTBDA) are an means to address this problem. These Water Tight Beaver Dam Analogs (WTBDA) present a novel approach to this technique that also aim to restore eroded seasonal creeks to perennial wetlands.

Study on how beavers alter freshwater ecosystems and increase aquatic production to determine how these changes influence the magnitude and lateral dispersal of aquatic nutrients into terrestrial ecosystems

Beaver activity (i.e., damming of streamflow) holds significant potential to impact water quality, specifically in-stream nutrient processing.

A review by the University of Southampton of how the reintroduction of beaver will affect fish in Scotalnd

Review of research about the positive and negative effects of beaver towards fish

Study on how beaver dams affect coastal marshes and their Phosphorus and pH levels

The presence of beaver ponds in Taylor Creek could improve water quality by reducing the phosphorus load entering Lake Tahoe.

In-depth report on how beaver could provide benefits to local residents and visitors well into the millions of dollars per year in Utah.

A 44 minute Baltimore Sun podcast by Dan Rodricks on beavers and their impact. He interviews beaver experts Frances Backhouse, Mike Callahan, and Scott McGill on the history, present management and future of beavers in North America. Recorded in Feb. 2, 2018

The potential role of beavers in mitigating wildfire impacts on stream ecosystems

This review summarizes how beaver impact ecosystem structure and geomorphology, hydrology and water resources, water quality, freshwater ecology, and humans and society.

Summary of the benefits of beavers, their conflicts with humans, and the policies and conditions that affect their survival

Assessment of the changes in dissolved organic matter quality and the biodegradation patterns in beaver systems across Sweden

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.