Effects of Beaver Dams on Subarctic Wetland Hydrology
Beaver dams are ubiquitous in subarctic wetlands, where runoff in the flat terrain is highly prone to changes as the stream courses are modified by beaver activities. Depending on the state of preservation, stream flow can overtop or funnel through gaps in the dams, leak from the bottom of the dams...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64669 2023-05-15T14:19:13+02:00 Effects of Beaver Dams on Subarctic Wetland Hydrology Woo, Ming-ko Waddington, James M. 1990-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64669 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64669/48583 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64669 ARCTIC; Vol. 43 No. 3 (1990): September: 201–300; 223-230 1923-1245 0004-0843 beaver wetland beaver dam stream flow basin storage wetland drainage Subarctic castor terres humides barrage de castor cours d’eau quantité d'eau contenue dans le bassin drainage des terres humides Subarctique info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1990 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:48Z Beaver dams are ubiquitous in subarctic wetlands, where runoff in the flat terrain is highly prone to changes as the stream courses are modified by beaver activities. Depending on the state of preservation, stream flow can overtop or funnel through gaps in the dams, leak from the bottom of the dams or seep through the entire structure. Peak and low flows are regulated by these dams to a varying extent. The formation of beaver ponds causes local flooding, while the open water surfaces of the ponds increase water loss from the wetlands. Water spilled from the dams may cause diversion channels to produce complex drainage patterns. Comparing the water balance of basins with and without a beaver dam at its outlet confirms that the dammed basin lost more water to evaporation, suppressed the outflow and increased the basin water storage. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Subarctic subarctique* University of Calgary Journal Hosting Beaver Ponds ENVELOPE(-57.841,-57.841,49.642,49.642) ARCTIC 43 3 |
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Beaver dams are ubiquitous in subarctic wetlands, where runoff in the flat terrain is highly prone to changes as the stream courses are modified by beaver activities. Depending on the state of preservation, stream flow can overtop or funnel through gaps in the dams, leak from the bottom of the dams or seep through the entire structure. Peak and low flows are regulated by these dams to a varying extent. The formation of beaver ponds causes local flooding, while the open water surfaces of the ponds increase water loss from the wetlands. Water spilled from the dams may cause diversion channels to produce complex drainage patterns. Comparing the water balance of basins with and without a beaver dam at its outlet confirms that the dammed basin lost more water to evaporation, suppressed the outflow and increased the basin water storage. |
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Effects of Beaver Dams on Subarctic Wetland Hydrology |
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Effects of Beaver Dams on Subarctic Wetland Hydrology |
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Effects of Beaver Dams on Subarctic Wetland Hydrology |
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Effects of Beaver Dams on Subarctic Wetland Hydrology |
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Effects of Beaver Dams on Subarctic Wetland Hydrology |
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effects of beaver dams on subarctic wetland hydrology |
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