Influence of watercourse depth and width on dam‐building behaviour by Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber)

Journal of Zoology - Tập 268 Số 2 - Trang 127-131 - 2006
Göran Hartman1, S. Törnlöv1
1Department of Conservation Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

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AbstractDam‐building behaviour is a distinctive feature of beavers; yet they often occupy streams or sections of streams where they do not construct dams. This study was designed to determine how stream depth and stream width influence dam‐building behaviour. Stream depth and stream width were measured at 39 beaver lodges, which did not have dams associated with them and at 74 dams. The mean water depth at the lodges was 1.16 m (range=0.55–2.0 m), while the mean water depth at the dam sites was 0.36 m (range=0.10–0.85 m). The stream width was greater at lodge sites (mean=11.15 m, range=1.0–40 m) than at dam sites (mean=2.5 m, range=0.5–6.0 m) A discriminant analysis classified 93% of the sites correctly as either lodge or dam sites.

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Journal of Zoology

Tập 268 Số 2

127-131

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