Beaver Engineering: Tracking a New Disturbance in the Arctic

Tape, Ken D. and Clark, Jason A. and Jones, Benjamin M. and Wheeler, Helen C. and Marsh, Philip and Rosell, Frank (2021) Beaver Engineering: Tracking a New Disturbance in the Arctic. Technical Report. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce.

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Abstract

Highlights: -Recent satellite imagery and older aerial photography show that North American beavers (Castor canadensis) are colonizing the Arctic tundra of Alaska, with over 12,000 ponds thus far counted in western Alaska, a doubling of ponds since 2000. -In Canada, beaver pond mapping is underway, complemented by scattered observations of recent changes. Eurasian beavers (C. fiber) are rebounding in Asia but remain south of the Arctic tundra in most locations. -The Arctic Beaver Observation Network was established in 2020 to help integrate, guide, and disseminate information concerning beaver range expansion into tundra regions and implications for ecosystems and resources.

Item Type:	Research Report or Working Paper (Technical Report)
Faculty:	Faculty of Science & Engineering
Depositing User:	Lisa Blanshard
Date Deposited:	21 Apr 2022 09:10
Last Modified:	31 May 2022 16:18
URI:	https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/707512

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