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Research article
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11 Aug 2015
Research article |
| 11 Aug 2015
Impacts of beaver dams on hydrologic and temperature regimes in a mountain stream
M. Majerova
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Utah Water Research Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 8200 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah, 84322-8200, USA
B. T. Neilson
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Utah Water Research Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 8200 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah, 84322-8200, USA
N. M. Schmadel
Utah Water Research Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 8200 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah, 84322-8200, USA
J. M. Wheaton
Department of Watershed Sciences, Utah State University, 8200 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-8200, USA
C. J. Snow
Utah Water Research Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 8200 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah, 84322-8200, USA
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Wouter H. Maes, Pierre Gentine, Niko E. C. Verhoest, and Diego G. Miralles
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Short summary
This study quantifies the impacts of beaver on hydrologic and temperature regimes, as well as highlights the importance of understanding the spatial and temporal scales of those impacts.
Reach-scale discharge showed shift from losing to gaining. Temperature increased by 0.38°C (3.8%) and mean residence time by 230%. At the sub-reach scale, discharge gains and losses increased in variability. At the beaver dam scale, we observed increase in thermal heterogeneity with warmer and cooler niches.
This study quantifies the impacts of beaver on hydrologic and temperature regimes, as well as...
