Beavers: Boreal Ecosystem Engineers

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Johnston, Carol A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Animal ecology.; Ecosystems.; Landscape ecology.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Life Sciences.; Animal Ecology.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.; Landscape Ecology.

This book integrates the results of Dr. Carol Johnston’s research on beaver ecosystem alteration at Voyageurs National Park, a mature beaver-altered landscape named after the French-Canadian voyageurs who transported packs of beaver pelts through the region more than 250 years ago. The text synthesi...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Legacy of beaver-human interaction
• Ecosystem engineers: beaver ponds
• Altering the water cycle
• Beaver loggers: beaver herbivory alters forest structure
• Soils of beaver meadows
• Vegetation of beaver impoundments
• The biogeochemistry of boreal beaver ponds
• Beaver ponds and the carbon cycle
• Fish assemblages in a beaver-influenced successional landscape
• Beavers as engineers of wildlife habitat.