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13 sie 2019 · Salmon can swim through and around semi-permeable beaver dams, which also create pools that allow juvenile salmon and other fish to find rest and refuge from predators.
7 kwi 2021 · By increasing the large woody debris in streams and slowing the movement of water, beaver ponds are refuges for young fish such as salmon parr. The plant material and other debris captured in the pond also promotes insect abundance, so there’s plenty to eat in this stable, protective environment.
3 maj 2021 · Since the low-cost project began, scientists have relocated more than 200 “nuisance” beavers, as they are called, and created dozens of salmon-friendly beaver ponds.
29 sty 2019 · Hood’s research suggests beavers are equally indispensable along the coast, engineering deep pools for fish, including juvenile salmon, in estuaries plagued by habitat loss. Acknowledging the importance—indeed the existence—of coastal beavers might just be vital to re-creating a lost intertidal world: an ecosystem sculpted by rodent teeth ...
22 lut 2019 · But scientists recently discovered that beavers are also happy to live in the brackish mix of fresh and salt water in coastal areas. And just as they help restore freshwater ecosystems, beavers could also hold the key to restoring damaged coastal wetlands.
10 lut 2023 · Another study found that the absence of beavers and beaver ponds in the Stillaguamish watershed caused the biggest decline in salmon fry habitat since the 1800s. Beaver dams allow for the passage of fish while also creating deep, cold ponds, the ideal nursery habitat for juvenile salmon.
18 lip 2023 · In this paper we assess long-term trends and habitat changes to understand the relationships between coastal beaver (Castor canadensis), salmon, shoreline alterations, large-scale dam...
