期刊
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
卷 83, 期 2, 页码 356-364出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21601
关键词
beaver dam; Belgium; Castor fiber; ecosystem engineer; Eurasian beaver; prediction model
资金
- Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT), Flanders, Belgium
Beavers are known for their ability to build dams that change the environment. They also occupy territories where they do not construct dams. The goal of this study was to determine which environmental factors influence beaver dam construction and to examine the upstream water level increase caused by the dams. We compared factors collected at 15 beaver territories with dams (32 dams) and 13 territories without dams (i.e., control) in the gently undulating and human-dominated landscape of Middle Belgium in 2013. River width, river depth, distance from woody vegetation, stream velocity, and bank height differed significantly between territories with and without dams. Water depth was the most important parameter to correctly classify territories as either dam territory or control territory (with 97% accuracy). When beavers were present and water depth in summer was <68 cm, the probability of dam building was high; if water depth was >68 cm, dam building was unlikely. Dams caused an increase in the upstream water level of on average 47 +/- 21 cm. On average the water level could rise only an additional 25 +/- 30 cm upstream of the dam before bank overtopping would occur. These results provide a simple tool for planners to assess the probability of floodplain inundation by beaver dam building, as part of multifunctional riverine landscape management. (c) 2018 The Wildlife Society.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据