The Beaver: Its Life and Impact, Second Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (762 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801450101 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 228 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Satisfied Customer Gave us valuable information for our beaver problem.. Beaver as ecosystem engineers While this book has much info and extensive reference lists and is well promoted I was, however, disappointed with the lack of detail on the most important aspects of beavers influence on ecology. This I feel was given rather short shrift, and the summary statements were perhaps biased too much toward unsubstantiated conclusions. Hopefully this could be remedied through use of the extensive references, but that was what I hoped this book would more fully illustrate on it's own, as was s. Five Stars Anne A. Smith A great read that filled in the spaces of other beaver books that I have read.
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.. 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
This synthesis also poses challenges for the future. Their behavior and ecology are perhaps more familiar than those of any other of our native mammal species, yet no comprehensive and up-to-date modern scientific treatise about the beaver has been available. I know of no better current source of information from which to learn about beaver and their ways as well as appreciate the complex history and relationship of people with these amazing animals."John Hadidian, Director, Urban Wildlife Programs, The Humane Society of the United States (reviewing the first edition)"The Beaver is a modern synthesis of the beaver's ecology. Times have changed, and this book comes to the rescue of those who wish to gain much greater insights into beaver ecology and behavior without having to read piles of scientific literature. The prose is easy to follow, as is the logic, and the insights about the beaver's biology are enlightening. For wild animal population managers, zoologists, and natural