Forest disturbance by an ecosystem engineer: beaver in boreal forest landscapes

• Main Authors: Nummi, Petri, Kuuluvainen, Timo
• Other Authors: Department of Forest Sciences, Boreal forest dynamics and biodiversity research group, Forest Ecology and Management, Forest Economics, Business and Society
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Finnish Environment Institute 2016
• Subjects: 1181 Ecology; evolutionary biology; 4112 Forestry; Beaver Pond; Boreal Environment Research
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/165160

Natural disturbances are important for forest ecosystem dynamics and maintenance of biodiversity. In the boreal forest, large-scale disturbances such as wildfires and windstorms have been emphasized, while disturbance agents acting at smaller scales have received less attention. Especially in Europe...