Do introduced North American beavers Castor canadensis engineer differently in southern South America? An overview with implications for restoration

Mammal Review

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-52

  Anderson, Christopher B ^a,b   Pastur, Guillermo Martínez ^c   Lencinas, María Vanessa ^c   Wallem, Petra K ^d   Moorman, Michelle C ^a,e   Rosemond, Amy D ^f  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y BIODIVERSIDAD IEB   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES   (Chile)

^c CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Castor canadensis; Ecosystem engineer; Exotic; Invasion; Nothofagus; Patagonia

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT RESTORATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; RIPARIAN FOREST; RODENT;

ARGENTINA; CHILE; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(PRV) ARGENTINA];

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTORIDAE; NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO;

EID: 57949094455     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2008.00136.x     Document Type: Review

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