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Title: Alteration of North American streams by beaver
Journal: BioScience
Authors: R. J. Naiman, C. A. Johnston, and J. C. Kelley
Date: 1988
Summary: Naiman et al. reviewed research conducted in Quebec, Minnesota, Montana, and Alaska, to create a representative review of northern regions. Beavers (Castor canadensis) have been part of the riparian ecosystem for centuries. The dams they build have the ability to help restore original function to riparian zones by trapping sediment; they also create patch bodies, which includes the pond, the aerobic soil beneath the pond and the anaerobic soil below that plays a role in the carbon and nitrogen cycle. It has been shown that beaver have a large effect on the distribution o ...
Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones, Rangelands, Wildlife
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