Beaver-Created Deadwood Dynamics In The Boreal Forest [spatial analysis]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.10.019 <-- shared paper
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https://theconversation.com/beavers-are-the-undiscovered-engineers-of-the-boreal-forest-201615 <-- shared technical article
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“HIGHLIGHTS:
• Deadwood volumes and types were measured at beaver-created flooded forest sites.
• Significant amounts of rare deadwood types are produced at the sites.
• Beaver-created flooding occurs in areas otherwise rarely experiencing disturbances.
• Beavers are an economic option for riparian forest and wetland restoration..."
#GIS #spatial #mapping #beaver #boreal #forest #spatialanalysis #tree #vegetation #hydrology #water #deadwood #flood #flooding #wetland #restoration #habitat #ecosystems #arctic #economic #cost #naturalengineering #spatiotemporal
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