Beaver dams overshadow climate extremes in controlling riparian hydrology and water quality
Beaver dams increase water flow gradients and nitrate removal far more than seasonal climate extremes. An expanding beaver range is an ecosystem feedback to climate change which could improve water quality.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34022-0 |