| Title | Landscape genetics of American beaver in coastal Oregon |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2021 |
| Authors | Epps, Clinton W., Vanessa M. Petro, Tyler G. Creech, Rachel S. Crowhurst, Matthew J. Weldy, and Jimmy D. Taylor |
| Secondary Title | The Journal of Wildlife Management |
| Volume | 85 |
| Number | 7 |
| Pagination | p.1462-1475 |
| Date Published | 2021, Sep. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Alsea River, Coos River, Coquille River, genetics, geographical distribution, habitats, human impacts, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, North Umpqua River, Siletz River, Siltcoos River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Umpqua River, topography, Trask River, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Yaquina River |
| Notes | American beavers have often been moved from one location, where their dams and flooding might be a nuisance, to another, where they help with stream and water table restoration. The authors review the history of trapping and translocations of beavers in the Oregon Coast Range. “Management requires a better understanding of the ability of beaver to disperse and colonize empty habitat, and the distances or landscapes over which a beaver, if translocated, is unlikely to return. We evaluated genetic structure and applied a landscape genetic approach to characterize landscape features that influence genetic flow for beaver in the Coast Range of Oregon.” (p.1464) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jwmg.22102 |
| Series Title | The Journal of Wildlife Management |
