A Comparison of beaver foraging behaviour in two national parks

• Main Author: Vincent, Douglas
• Other Authors: McLaren, Brian, Windels, Steve, Belant, Jerrold, Morris, Douglas
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: American beaver; Food; Newfoundland & Labrador; Terra Nova National Park; Minnesota; Voyageurs National Park; Newfoundland; Beaver Ponds
• Online Access: http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/282

Strategies adopted by foraging herbivores are influenced by the availability of resources. Beavers (Castor canadensis) are important ecosystem engineers, having the ability to modify the landscape through the consumption of selected resources. Predictions of central place foraging theory are that fe...