Patterns of landscape use by beaver on the lower Roanoke River floodplain, North Carolina

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

TOWNSEND, P.A.

Dept. of Geography, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Etats-Unis

Description :
Satellite imagery was used to map dramatic increases in area impounded by beaver activity between 1984 and 1993 in the Roanoke River floodplain of eastern North Carolina. The results were analyzed within a geographic information system to examine patterns of landscape use by, and landscapes changes resulting from, beaver activity. Localized beaver activity may result in decreased forest regeneration owing to the extended flooding caused by beaver impoundments and the growth of shrub-herbaceous beaver meadows along the saturated fringes of beaver impoundments.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 1996, vol. 17, n°. 3, p. 253-269, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 38 ref.

Date :
1996

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis

Langue :
Anglais