Beaver dams overshadow climate extremes in controlling riparian hydrology and water quality

Christian Dewey; Patricia M. Fox; Nicholas J. Bouskill; Dipankar Dwivedi; Peter Nico; Scott Fendorf

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34022-0

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Beaver dams overshadow climate extremes in controlling riparian hydrology and water quality

Christian Dewey,
Patricia M. Fox,
Nicholas J. Bouskill,
Dipankar Dwivedi,
Peter Nico,
Scott Fendorf

Affiliations

Christian Dewey: Earth System Science Department, Stanford University
Patricia M. Fox: Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nicholas J. Bouskill: Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dipankar Dwivedi: Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peter Nico: Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Scott Fendorf: Earth System Science Department, Stanford University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34022-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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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.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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