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Shaggycoat : the biography of a beaver
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ISBN: 1609770684 9781609770686 Year: 2013 Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Start Publishing LLC,

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"Shaggycoat: The Biography of a Beaver" is a classic piece of fiction written in 1906 by American author and lecturer Clarence Hawkes.


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The beaver : its life and impact
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ISBN: 0801460867 9780801460869 9780801450105 0801450101 Year: 2011 Publisher: Ithaca : Comstock Pub. Associates,

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The Beaver: Its Life and Impact is designed to 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.


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Beavers: Boreal Ecosystem Engineers
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ISBN: 3319615335 3319615327 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book integrates the results of Dr. Carol Johnston’s research on beaver ecosystem alteration at Voyageurs National Park, a mature beaver-altered landscape named after the French-Canadian voyageurs who transported packs of beaver pelts through the region more than 250 years ago. The text synthesizes information about the vegetation, soils, and chemistry of beaver impoundments, bridging the fields of ecosystem science and landscape ecology to analyze the dynamics of a beaver-altered landscape. The findings from this mature system can inform other scientists and managers about the sustainability and long-term ecosystem effects of beaver activity that is still expanding in much of North America. These findings are also compared to studies of beaver-occupied landscapes in other locations, including the Adirondacks, Tierra del Fuego, and other national parks. Dr. Carol A. Johnston is Professor of Ecology in the Department of Natural Resource Management at South Dakota State University. She is a Certified Professional Soil Scientist, a Fellow of the Society of Wetland Scientists, and a life member of the Ecological Society of America.


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Britain's mammals : a field guide to the mammals of great Britain and Ireland
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ISBN: 0691224714 Year: 2021 Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press,

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A comprehensive photographic field guide to the mammals of Great Britain and IrelandBritain's Mammals is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to all the mammals recorded in the wild in Great Britain and Ireland in recent times-including marine mammals, bats and introduced species that have bred. The book features 500 stunning photographs and incorporates invaluable tips and suggestions to help you track down and identify even the most difficult species.This easy-to-use book provides an introduction to the different types of mammal. Concise species accounts focus on identification, and include up-to-date information on sounds, habitat, food, habits, breeding behaviour, and population and status, as well as descriptions of key field signs-including tracks, droppings and nests-that give away the presence of mammals even when they are out of sight. Guidance is also provided on ways of studying and observing mammals-including small-mammal trapping, bat detecting and whale watching. In addition, the book contains sections on mammal conservation, legislation and further sources of useful information. Handy and informative, this guide is the ideal companion for anyone interested in watching mammals in Great Britain and Ireland.Comprehensive coverage of all 126 mammal species recorded500 superb colour photographs carefully selected to show key identification featuresUp-to-date distribution mapsDetailed illustrations of tracks, dentition and other identification featuresHelpful tips for identifying tracks and other signs you may encounterLatest information on status, population, distribution and conservation designationsAdvice on finding and watching mammals

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Mammals --- Great Britain. --- American mink. --- Arctic fox. --- Asian house shrew. --- Barn owl. --- Beaver. --- Biodiversity. --- Biological pest control. --- Breed. --- Bristle. --- Bubonic plague. --- Buoy. --- Carnivore. --- Castoridae. --- Central Europe. --- Cetacea. --- Chamerion angustifolium. --- Channel Islands. --- Chironomidae. --- Coati. --- Common shrew. --- Confucianism. --- Conservation movement. --- Continental shelf. --- Counties of England. --- Crested porcupine. --- Crustacean. --- Dorsal fin. --- Dr. Scholl's. --- Drainage. --- Edible dormouse. --- Entomology. --- Equidae. --- Erinaceidae. --- Eriskay. --- Eurasian beaver. --- European badger. --- European hare. --- European hedgehog. --- European pine marten. --- European rabbit. --- Fauna. --- Female. --- Field vole. --- Flora. --- Frequency divider. --- Fur. --- Galliformes. --- Genetic analysis. --- Great Britain. --- Greater white-toothed shrew. --- Grey seal. --- Hannah Arendt. --- Hare. --- Home range. --- Homo sapiens. --- Humpback whale. --- Invertebrate. --- Iron Age. --- Legitimacy (political). --- Leicestershire. --- Macropodidae. --- Mammal classification. --- Mammal. --- Mammoths. --- Manx shearwater. --- Marine mammal. --- Mating. --- Mustelidae. --- Muzzle (device). --- Natural England. --- North Atlantic right whale. --- Northern Isles. --- Northern bat. --- Old World porcupine. --- Physeteroidea. --- Placentalia. --- Procyonidae. --- Red fox. --- Red grouse. --- Red squirrel. --- Red-necked wallaby. --- Reindeer. --- Retina. --- Rodent. --- Roe deer. --- Safari park. --- Shrew. --- Siberian chipmunk. --- Skomer vole. --- Soricomorpha. --- Sperm whale. --- Stoat. --- Talitridae. --- Tapetum lucidum. --- Territory (animal). --- The Mammal Society. --- Tooth. --- Vole. --- Wood mouse. --- Woodpecker.

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