THE IMPORTANCE OF BEAVER TO WETLAND HABITATS AND WATERFOWL IN WYOMING 1

By M. McKinstry, P. Caffrey, S. Anderson. 2001

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Aerial photography collected with a multirotor drone reveals impact of Eurasian beaver reintroduction on ecosystem structure1 (2015, background): “Beavers are the classic example of a keystone species, having a disproportionately large habitat modifying impact than may be expected from their abundance (McKinstry et al. 2001).”
Trophic cascades in Yellowstone: The first 15 years after wolf reintroduction (2012, background): “Wyoming streams with beaver ponds were found to have 75 times more abundant waterfowl than those without beaver ponds (McKinstry et al., 2001).”
Ecology, management, and conservation implications of North American beaver (Castor canadensis) in dryland streams (2014, background): “Fundamentally, construction of a beaver pond increases the extent of surface water and lentic wetland habitat; this function may have particular ecological significance in drylands, where wetland habitat is rare (McKinstry et al., 2001).”
Ecological impact of beavers Castor fiber and Castor canadensis and their ability to modify ecosystems (2005, background): “Beaver ponds produce an abundance of invertebrates that provide protein- and calcium-rich foods for breeding pairs of birds, nesting females and their broods (Danell & Sjöberg, 1982; Nummi, 1984; Whitman, 1987; McKinstry et al., 2001).”