The beaver : natural history of a wetlands engineer /
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| Author / Creator: | Müller-Schwarze, Dietland. |
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| Imprint: | Ithaca, N.Y. : Comstock Pub. Associates, c2003. |
| Description: | x, 190 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5064527 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I. The Organism
- 1.. Now and Then: The Species, Including Fossils
- 2.. Form, Weight, and Special Adaptations
- 3.. Diving and Thermoregulation: From Land Mammal to Semiaquatic Design and Function
- 4.. Energy Budget
- Part II. Behavior
- 5.. Families as Social Units
- 6.. Communication by Scent and Sound
- 7.. Infrastructure: Dams, Lodges, Trails, and Canals
- 8.. Beaver Time
- 9.. Food Selection
- Part III. Populations
- 10.. Reproduction, Development, and Life Expectancy
- 11.. Population Densities and Dynamics
- 12.. Finding a Home: Dispersal
- Part IV. Ecology
- 13.. Where They Live and Why: Habitat Requirements
- 14.. Mortality and Predators
- 15.. Parasites and Diseases
- 16.. Maker of Landscapes: Creating Habitat for Plants, Animals, and People
- Part V. Beaver and People: Conservation, Use, and Management
- 17.. "Here before Christ": Fur Trade, the "Beaver Republic" (Hudson's Bay Company), and Fur Trapping Today
- 18.. Reintroductions and Other Transplants
- 19.. "Nuisance Beavers" Claim Their Land
- 20.. Needed: An Ecosystems Engineer for Habitat Restoration and Other Services
- 21.. Conservation and Proactive Management
- Index
