Beaver (Castor canadensis) mitigate the effects of climate on the area of open water in boreal wetlands in western Canada

@article{Hood2008BeaverC,  title={Beaver (Castor canadensis) mitigate the effects of climate on the area of open water in boreal wetlands in western Canada},  author={Glynnis A. Hood and Suzanne Bayley},  journal={Biological Conservation},  year={2008},  volume={141},  pages={556-567},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:84584842}}
  • G. HoodS. Bayley
  • Published1 February 2008
  • Environmental Science, Biology
  • Biological Conservation

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