A global review of beaver dam impacts: Stream conservation implications across biomes.

ABSTRACT: Beaver are recolonizing previously occupied regions, expanding into new territories, and increasingly being introduced and protected for stream conservation and restoration across numerous biomes. However, beaver dam effects on the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of streams may vary within and among biomes. A comprehensive review of these impacts is lacking. The goals of this review were to: 1) summarize the distribution of studies by biome on beaver dam effects related to channel morphology, hydrology, water quality, and aquatic biota, as well as on beaver habitat selection, 2) summarize the extent to which beaver dam impacts have been consistent within and among biomes, and 3) share testable hypotheses regarding beaver impacts within understudied biomes. We quantify th

SUBMITTER: Grudzinski BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9473292 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature