Role of Beaver in Stream Ecosystems: Overview of beaver life history and habitat requirements

  • Life history niche 
  • Beaver diet and food preference 
  • The colony, the lodge, and the cache
  • Dams
  • Geomorphological feedbacks
  • Ecological feedbacks
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Trees and lupine at Metolius Preserve in Oregon by Bonnie Moreland
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Ecological Services program. We work closely with partners to conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats throughout Oregon for future generations.
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A rocky shoreline of a river. The water is calm. Mist and green branches line the river.
The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
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