Time for dam rebuilding by the Eurasian beaver

The European beaver, the largest rodent in Europe, has enormous skills in transforming and adapting its habitat. It chooses a place for its habitat that provides it with food and a high degree of security. He builds dams to regulate water levels. It is assumed that beaver dams can survive for severa...

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Published in:Aquatic ecology 2024-12, Vol.58 (4), p.1157-1160
Main Authors: Wróbel, Michał, Krysztofiak-Kaniewska, Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic mammals
Beavers
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Creeks & streams
Dam construction
Dams
Ecosystems
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Freshwater mammals
Habitats
Life Sciences
Ponds
Water
Water damage
Water levels
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Summary:The European beaver, the largest rodent in Europe, has enormous skills in transforming and adapting its habitat. It chooses a place for its habitat that provides it with food and a high degree of security. He builds dams to regulate water levels. It is assumed that beaver dams can survive for several dozen years, depending on the continuity of use. When a damaged dam is reused, beavers are able to quickly restore the structure to a suitable condition. By monitoring one of the dams for several years, we managed to record this interesting process. In this case, it was determined that the time needed to rebuild the dam and restore the water level was approximately 8 h. This, of course, depends on local conditions, but the data obtained allows for a better understanding of this process.
ISSN:1386-2588
1573-5125
DOI:10.1007/s10452-024-10130-5