Beavers can and do dramatically change the landscape. The beaver is a keystone species - their skills as foresters and engineers create and maintain ponds and wetlands that increase biodiversity, purify water and prevent large-scale flooding. Biologists have long studied their daily and seasonal routines, family structures and dispersal patterns. As human development encroaches into formerly wild areas, property owners and government authorities need new, non-lethal strategies for dealing with so-called nuisance beavers. At ...
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Beavers can and do dramatically change the landscape. The beaver is a keystone species - their skills as foresters and engineers create and maintain ponds and wetlands that increase biodiversity, purify water and prevent large-scale flooding. Biologists have long studied their daily and seasonal routines, family structures and dispersal patterns. As human development encroaches into formerly wild areas, property owners and government authorities need new, non-lethal strategies for dealing with so-called nuisance beavers. At the same time, the complex behaviour of beavers intrigues visitors at parks and other wildlife viewing sites because it is relatively easy to observe. In an illustrated and comprehensive book on beaver biology and management, Dietland Muller-Schwarze and Lixing Sun gather a wealth of scientific knowledge about both the North American and Eurasian beaver species. "The Beaver" is designed to satisfy the curiosity and answer the questions of anyone with an interest in these animals, from students who enjoy watching beaver ponds at nature centres to homeowners who hope to protect their landscaping. Photographs taken by the authors document every aspect of beaver behaviour and biology, the variety of their constructions and the habitats that depend on their presence. Beaver facts: Just as individual beavers shape their immediate surroundings, so did the distribution of beavers across North America influence the paths of English and French explorers and traders. As a result of the fur trade, beavers were wiped out across large areas of the United States. Reintroduction efforts led to the widespread establishment of these resilient animals, and now they are found throughout North America, Europe, and parts of the southern hemisphere. Some beavers remain in the home lodge for an extra year to assist their parents in raising younger siblings. They feed, groom, and guard the newborn kits. In 1600, beaver ponds covered eleven percent of the upper Mississippi and Missouri Rivers' watershed above Thebes, Illinois. Restoring only 3 percent of the original wetlands might suffice to prevent catastrophic floods such as those in the early 1990s.
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