Reference Library
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Knowledge is Good
Ecotone loves to share knowledge. We’re always learning, collecting, and gathering interesting materials that shape the way we think and work. Well, we’ve decided to share our ever-growing collection of materials. You’ll find anything from how to use beaver dams to restore incised stream ecosystems to understanding the application of keyline geometry. Go ahead, have at it.
Beaver Believer
General
Classification of the Alterations of Beaver Dams to Headwater Streams in Northeastern Connecticut, U.S.A.1.1 MBBeavers – Nature's Water Engineers10.5 MBAn Introduction to Induced Meandering1.3 MBPatch Dynamics in a Landscape Modified by Ecosystem Engineers756.3 KBThe Beaver Restoration Guidebook7.9 MBLivestock Grazing Limits Beaver Restoration in Northern New Mexico285.5 KBPotential Mitigation of and Adaptation to Climate-Driven Changes401.2 KBEvaluating Beaver Activity and Dam Analog Structures in the LCRE1.3 MBLeave it to Beaver – Rethinking Drainage Management5.7 MBEurasian Beaver Activity – 20173.2 MBThe Community Builder: Beaver's Role in the Ecological Community843.5 KBBeaver Habitat Suitability Model – Big Hole Watershed, Montana4.3 MBThe Geomorphic Influences of Beaver Dams and Failures of Beaver Dams851.6 KBThe River Discontinuum: Applying Beaver Modifications to Baseline Conditions for Restoration of Forested Headwaters809.2 KBBeaver Management Solutions – Additional Resources2.2 MBBeaver Wetlands428.3 KBA Study of Beaver Colonies in Michigan2.8 MBNorth American Beaver: A Technical Conservation Assessment1.1 MBEcosystem Experiment Reveals Benefits of Natural and Simulated Beaver Dams to a Threatened Population of Steelhead2.0 MBAdapting Adaptive Management for Testing the Effectiveness of Stream Restoration: An Intensively Monitored Watershed Example1.2 MBUsing Beaver Dams to Restore Incised Stream Ecosystems4.1 MBCottonwoods, Elk, and Wolves in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park1.7 MBBeavers, Rebooted2.5 MBBeaver Restoration Toolbox3.0 MBThe Beaver Restoration Guidebook10.0 MBWorking with Beaver to Restore Salmon Habitat in the Bridge Creek Intensively Monitored Watershed7.7 MBInteraction of Beaver and Elk Herbivory Reduces Standing Crop of Willow79.6 KB
Spatial Analysis
Modeling the Capacity of Riverscapes to Support Beaver Dams1.8 MBPatch Dynamics in a Landscape Modified by Ecosystem Engineers756.3 KBThe Use of a Geographic Information System to Analyze Long-Term Landscape Alteration by Beaver840.6 KBQuantifying Beaver Dam Dynamics and Sediment Retention Using Aerial Imagery, Habitat Characteristics, and Economic Drivers4.2 MBProblematizing Beaver Habitat Identification Models for Reintroduction Application in the Western United States665.8 KBModeling the Surface Storage Potential of Beaver Dams in the Temple Fork Watershed220.7 KBLandscape and Habitat Attributes Influencing Beaver Distribution2.3 MBChanges in Riparian Area Structure, Channel Hydraulics, and Sediment Yield Following Loss of Beaver Dams480.5 KBBeaver Habitat Suitability Model – Big Hole Watershed, Montana4.3 MBGIS and Modeling in Ecological Studies: Analysis of Beaver and Pond Impacts on Runoff and its Quality2.3 MBHabitat Factors Influencing Beaver Dam Establishment in Norther Ontario Watershed548.5 KBThe Use of a Geographic Information System to Analyze Long-Term Landscape Alteration by Beaver840.6 KBGIS and Modeling in Ecological Studies: Analysis of Beaver Pond Impacts on Runoff and its Quality2.3 MBThe Use of a Geographic Information System to Analyze Long-Term Landscape Alteration by Beaver840.6 KBA Spatial Technique for Estimating Streambank Erosion Based on Watershed Characteristics182.5 KBBeaver Dams: Their Site Selection, Establishment, and Impact in a Northern Ontario Watershed3.6 MBChanges in Riparian Area Structure, Channel Hydraulics, and Sediment Yield Following Loss of Beaver Dams480.5 KBQuantifying Beaver Dam Dynamics and Sediment Retention Using Aerial Imagery, Habitat Characteristics, and Economic Drivers4.2 MBModeling the Capacity of Riverscapes to Support Beaver Dams13.1 MBLandscape and Habitat Attributes Influencing Beaver Distribution2.3 MBModeling the Surface Storage Potential of Beaver Dams in the Temple Fork Watershed220.7 KBHabitat Suitability Index Models: Beaver1.8 MBCharacterisation of Beaver Habitat Parameters That Promote the Use of Culverts as Dam Construction Sites1.5 MBBeaver Impact on Water Resources in the Jemez Watershed, New Mexico41.7 MBAssessing Beaver Habitat on Federal Lands in New Mexico1.9 MBBeaver Habitat Assessment Model on Federal Lands in New Mexico1.9 MBBeaver Restoration Assessment Tool (BRAT)1.9 MBBeaver Habitat Suitability Model – Big Hole Watershed, Montana4.3 MBThe Use of a Geographic Information System to Analyze Long-Term Landscape Alteration by Beaver125.0 KBProblematizing Beaver Habitat Identification Models for Reintroduction Application in the Western United States665.8 KBA GIS-Based Habitat-Suitability Model as a Tool for the Management of Beavers43.5 KB
Beaver and Bog Turtles
Beavers and their Importance in North American History
Beaver, Salmonids and Book Trout
Alteration of Stream Temperature by Natural and Artificial Beaver Dams18.5 MBBeavers Influence Habitat for Juvenile Salmon in a Large Alaskan River Floodplain2.5 MBThe General Ecology of Beavers228.2 KBDo Beaver Dams Impede the Movement of Trout? [Reduced]666.4 KBDo Beaver Dams Impede the Movement of Trout?9.4 MBThermal Characteristics of Wisconsin Headwater Streams Occupied by Beaver: Implications for Brook Trout Habitat1.1 MBThermal Characteristics of Wisconsin Headwater Streams Occupied by Beaver: Implications for Brook Trout Habitat1.4 MBHydrologic and Geomorphic Effects of Beaver Dams and Their Influence on Fishes1.2 MBThe Effects of Beaver Dams on Trout Habitat in the West Branch of the Maple River401.3 KBAlteration of Stream Temperature by Natural and Artificial Beaver Dams409.1 KB
Beavers and Benthics
Effects of Beaver Dams on Benthic Macroinvertibrates1.5 MBBeaver-Created Habitat Heterogeneity Influences Aquatic Invertebrate Assemblages in Boreal Canada321.8 KBMacroinvertebrates of a Beaver-Altered Boreal Stream714.5 KBThe Importance of Beaver Lodges in Structuring Littoral Communities in Boreal Headwater Lakes439.8 KB
Management
[2006] Report on the Efficacy and Comparative Costs of Using Flow Devices to Resolve Conflicts1.6 MBHow to Build & Install a Flexpipe726.3 KBCalifornia Department of Fish & Game: Requirements for Obtaining a Trapping License76.5 KBCalifornia Department of Fish & Game: Trapping License Examination Reference Guide5.6 MBGeomorphologic Impacts of Culvert Replacement and Removal836.4 KBThe 2005 Revisions to the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act Regulations1.7 MBBeaver Management Study365.7 KBThe River Discontinuum: Applying Beaver Modifications to Baseline Conditions for Restoration of Forested Headwaters837.1 KBControl of Beaver Flooding at Restoration Projects2.2 MB[2008] An Analysis of the Efficacy and Comparative Costs of Using Flow Devices to Resolve Conficts494.4 KBPreventing Beaver Dams from Blocking Culverts394.9 KBBI Overview: Flow Devices503.1 KBBI Beaver Primer303.8 KBBeaver Benefits [Handout]158.4 KBBeaver Damage Prevention and Control Methods704.8 KBBest Management Practices for Trapping Beaver in the United States1.5 MBBeaver Damage Prevention and Control Methods443.0 KBLandowners' Guide to Nonlethal Beaver Solutions1.4 MBUnited States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services154.3 KBControl Methods for Nuisance Beaver in the Southeastern United States464.7 KB
Nature Based Reference Materials
The Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool (BRAT)13.4 MBAdapting Adaptive Management for Testing the Effectiveness of Stream Restoration1.2 MBConfronting Hysteresis: Wood Based River Rehabilitation in Highly Altered Riverine Landscapes of South-Eastern Australia1.2 MBA Stream Evolution Model Integrating Habitat and Ecosystem Benefits8.0 MBFluvial Geomorphology and River Management17.4 MBLower South Fork McKenzie River Floodplain Enhancement Project11.2 MBAssessing the Geomorphic Recovery Potential of Rivers5.3 MBHow We Got to Stage 0: A 10 Minute History2.6 MBLWD Survey21.0 KBUsing Beaver Dams to Restore Incised Stream Ecosystems4.1 MBUsing Beaver Dams to Restore Incised Stream Ecosystems4.2 MBBiotic Drivers of Stream Planform: Implications for Understanding the Past and Restoring the Future1.2 MBA Process-Based Approach to Restoring Depositional River Valleys to Stage 01.7 MBA Proposed Stage 0 Restoration Approach, Design and Construction8.8 MBEmbracing Chaos: Stage 0 Experience from the Sierra Foothills13.9 MB36th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference5.9 MB‘Stage Zero’ Restoration of Whychus Creek, Oregon: Monitoring Results and Lessons Learned671.2 KBDeer Creek: Stage 0 Alluvial Valley Restoration in the Western Cascades of Oregon4.6 MBA Tool for Beaver Dam Analogue Design Poster1.7 MBBioswales… Absorb and Transport Large Runoff Events2.1 MBGeomorphic and Ecological Basis for Restoring Stage 0, and Introduction to Sessions5.5 MBDeer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project25.5 MBA Cyclic Stream Evolution Model Integrating Habitat and Ecosystem Benefits, Incorporating Space-Time Substitution322.2 KBEvolving Science and Policy to Restore Streams Using Instream Obstructions and Beaver Dam Analogues30.2 MBRestoring to Stage Zero, Recent Innovations in Restoration Science47.7 MBPlenary Session27.1 MBA Stream Evolution Model Integrating Habitat and Ecosystem Benefits3.3 MBUnderstanding the Application of Keyline Geometry6.1 MBA Tool for Beaver Dam Analogue Design315.3 KBHistorical Basis for Restoring to Stage 010.5 MBWorking with Beaver to Restore Salmon Habitat in the Bridge Creek Intensively Monitored Watershed7.7 MBThe Beaver Restoration Guidebook10.0 MBBeaver Restoration Toolbox3.0 MBBeavers, Rebooted2.5 MBThe Floodplain Food Web Mosaic2.4 MBSpatial Complexity Reduces Interaction Strenghts in the Meta-Food Web of a River Floodplain Mosaic1.4 MB
Think Like a Mountain
Wood is Good
Treatment: Chop and Drop88.5 KBDesign of Large Woody Debris Structures for Channel Rehabilitation556.9 KBA Primer on Large Woody Debris Management2.5 MBField Manual on Maintenance of Large Woody Debris for Municipal Operation and Maintenance Crew2.7 MBSaving Our Brook Trout with Wood in Streams98.1 KBRestoring Brook Trout Habitat in Headwater Streams Using Large Woody Debris230.6 KBEvaluation of Large Woody Debris in Watercourses3.1 MBFlow Resistance Coefficient Selection in Natural Channels: A Spreadsheet Tool927.2 KB
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