This book will satisfy the curiosity and answer the
questions of anyone with an interest in these animals, from
students who enjoy watching beaver ponds at nature centers to
homeowners and land managers. Color and black-and-white photographs
document every aspect of beaver behavior and biology, the variety
of their constructions, and the habitats that depend on their
presence.
A second edition of The Beaver: Ecology and Behavior of
a Wetland Engineer, published by Cornell University Press
under its Comstock Publishing Associates imprint in 2003, this book
has been revised throughout and includes a new section on
population genetics and features updated data about the beaver's
range in North America, reintroduction efforts in Europe, and
information about the world's largest beaver dam, discovered in
northern Alberta in 2010 and visible from space, as well as the
most current bibliography on the subject.
As this book shows, 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, nonlethal strategies
for dealing with so-called nuisance beavers. At the same time, the
complex behavior of beavers intrigues visitors at parks and other
wildlife viewing sites because it is relatively easy to
observe.
eISBN: 978-0-8014-6086-9
Subjects: Zoology
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