Beaver: Nature's ecosystem engineers

RE Brazier, A Puttock, HA Graham… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Beavers have the ability to modify ecosystems profoundly to meet their ecological needs,
with significant associated hydrological, geomorphological, ecological, and societal impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Dam builders and their works: Beaver influences on the structure and function of river corridor hydrology, geomorphology, biogeochemistry and ecosystems

A Larsen, JR Larsen, SN Lane - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Beavers (Castor fiber, Castor canadensis) are one of the most influential
mammalian ecosystem engineers, heavily modifying river corridor hydrology …

Toward principles for enhancing the resilience of ecosystem services

R Biggs, M Schlüter, D Biggs… - Annual review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Enhancing the resilience of ecosystem services (ES) that underpin human well-being is
critical for meeting current and future societal needs, and requires specific governance and …

Natural streams and the legacy of water-powered mills

RC Walter, DJ Merritts - Science, 2008 - science.org
Gravel-bedded streams are thought to have a characteristic meandering form bordered by a
self-formed, fine-grained floodplain. This ideal guides a multibillion-dollar stream restoration …

Feedbacks between geomorphology and biota controlling Earth surface processes and landforms: a review of foundation concepts and current understandings

D Corenblit, ACW Baas, G Bornette, J Darrozes… - Earth-Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
This review article presents recent advances in the field of biogeomorphology related to the
reciprocal coupling between Earth surface processes and landforms, and ecological and …

[HTML][HTML] Eurasian beaver activity increases water storage, attenuates flow and mitigates diffuse pollution from intensively-managed grasslands

A Puttock, HA Graham, AM Cunliffe, M Elliott… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Beavers are the archetypal keystone species, which can profoundly alter ecosystem
structure and function through their ecosystem engineering activity, most notably the …

Hydrological connectivity for riverine fish: measurement challenges and research opportunities

AH Fullerton, KM Burnett, EA Steel… - Freshwater …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we first summarize how hydrologic connectivity has been studied for riverine
fish capable of moving long distances, and then identify research opportunities that have …

Wood and sediment storage and dynamics in river corridors

E Wohl, DN Scott - Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Large wood along rivers influences entrainment, transport, and storage of mineral sediment
and particulate organic matter. We review how wood alters sediment dynamics and explore …

Bridging the gaps: An overview of wood across time and space in diverse rivers

E Wohl - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
Nearly 50 years of research focused on large wood (LW) in rivers provide a basis for
understanding how wood enters rivers; how wood decays, breaks, and is transported …

Beaver dams attenuate flow: A multi‐site study

A Puttock, HA Graham, J Ashe… - Hydrological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Beavers can profoundly alter riparian environments, most conspicuously by creating dams
and wetlands. Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) populations are increasing and it has been …