Evaluating landowner-based beaver relocation as a tool to restore salmon habitat

Global Ecology and Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 477-486

  Petro, V M ^a   Taylor, J D ^a,b   Sanchez, D M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

American beaver; Coho salmon; Dams; Relocation; Restoration; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923109635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23519894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2015.01.001     Document Type: Article

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