backgroundsynopsis of topicFor this topic we will focus on current status of local beaver population and the stream environment. Lectures include:
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Physical Mapping
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why we're covering it
ItThe outcome of conservation and restoration efforts are highly dependent on past and current conditions. An awareness of these conditions and how to evaluate them will improve the likelihood that these efforts are successful.
learning outcomes
A working understanding of considerations in restoration designs using beaver;
- An introduction of how to develop dynamic designs utilizing beaver
resources
slides & handouts
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Relevant or Cited LiteratureCompatibility with Ungulate Browsing
Population Models
Living With Beavers
Relevant or Cited LiteratureCompatibility with Ungulate Browsing
- Hood, G. A. and S. E. Bayley (2009). "A comparison of riparian plant community response to herbivory by beavers (Castor canadensis) and ungulates in Canada's boreal mixed-wood forest." Forest Ecology and Management 258(9): 1979-1989.
- Grand Canyon Trust. 2011. Beaver Habitat Assessment of North Creek - Escalante River Watershed.
- Wolf EC, Cooper DJ and Hobbs NT. 2007. Hydrologic regime and herbivory stabilize an alternative state in yellowstone national park. Ecological Applications. 17(6): 1572-1587.
- Boyles SL and Savitzky BA. 2008. An Analysis of the Efficacy and Comparative Costs of Using Flow Devices to Resolve Conflicts with North American Beavers Along Roadways in the Coastal Plain of Virginia. In: Madon RMTaMB (Editor), Proc. 23rd Vertebr. Pest Conf. UC Davis: Davis, CA, pp. 6.
Population Models
- Adler GH, Reich LM and Tamarin RH. 1984. Demography of the Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius) in Eastern Massachusetts. American Midland Naturalist. 112(2): 387-391.
Living With Beavers
- Living with Beavers - From Beaver Wetlands and Wildlife
- Articles on Beaver Flow Devices (e.g. beaver decievers and Castor Master) - From Beaver Wetlands and Wildlife