The historical range of beaver in the sierra nevada: A review of the evidence

California Fish and Game

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 65-80

  Lanman, Richard B ^a,b,c,d   Perryman, Heidi ^a,b,c,d   Dolman, Brock ^a,b,c,d   James, Charles D ^a,b,c,d  

^a Institute for Historical Ecology   (United States)

^b Worth a Dam   (United States)

^c OAEC WATER Institute   (United States)

^d Branch of Environmental and Cultural Resources Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaver; California; Cascade range; Castor canadensis; Central valley; Historical distribution; Nevada; Range; Sierra nevada

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867370155     PISSN: 00081078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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