An ecosystem engineer, the beaver, increases species richness at the landscape scale

By J. Wright, Clive G. Jones, Alexander S. Flecker. Oecologia, 2002

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Castorid Phylogenetics: Implications for the Evolution of Swimming and Tree-Exploitation in Beavers (2007, background): “…rodent that harvests trees for food and construction (ex. lodge and dam building), and in so doing influences local geomorphology, hydrology, freshwater community structure, plant succession and species richness (Butler, 1995, p. 215–222; Wright and Jones, 2002; Müller-Schwarze and Sun, 2003).”
Ecological Inheritance and Cultural Inheritance: What Are They and How Do They Differ? (2011, background): “lake, and lodge but also a dramatically altered community of microorganisms, insects, plants, and animals that thrive in beaver-modified, but not virgin, environments (Naiman et al. 1988; Wright et al. 2002).”
The impacts of beavers Castor spp. on biodiversity and the ecological basis for their reintroduction to Scotland, UK (2016, background): “…of beaver meadows increases habitat heterogeneity, which has been recorded increasing herbaceous plant species richness by 33% on a landscape scale (Wright et al. 2002). implications for scottish biodiversity The meta- analysis and literature review suggests that beavers may have a range of…”
Biotic interactions in freshwater benthic habitats (2010, background): “At ecosystem scales, certain freshwater fishes and benthic invertebrates benefit from the added habitat heterogeneity generated by ecosystem-engineering beavers (Naiman et al. 1988, Wright et al. 2002).”
The River Discontinuum: Applying Beaver Modifications to Baseline Conditions for Restoration of Forested Headwaters (2010, background): “Network-scale diversity of macroinvertebrates (McDowell and Naiman 1986) and riparian herbs (Wright et al. 2002) increases when all three segment types are present in a network where beavers are native.”
A comparison of epifauna and epiphytes on native kelps (Laminaria species) and an invasive alga (Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides) in Nova Scotia, Canada (2006, background): “standing of how species assemblages respond to the changes in habitat heterogeneity (Wright et al. 2002).”
Whole‐community facilitation by beaver: ecosystem engineer increases waterbird diversity (2014, background): “…case of ecosystem engineering by beavers the previous community is disturbed, and considerable amounts of nutrients are released for the use of invertebrates, which then serve as food for bird species of the newly formed species assemblage (Naiman et al., 1988; Nummi, 1989; Wright et al., 2002).”
Burrowing owls and burrowing mammals: are ecosystem engineers interchangeable as facilitators? (2004, background): “For example, beaver dams change stream hydrology, biogeochemical processes, and composition of aquatic communities (Pollock et al. 1995, Wright et al. 2002 ); grazers modify ecosystem structure and function by altering fire regimes (Laws 1970, Savage and Swetnam 1990, Hierro 1999, Knapp et al. 1999”
Marine Birds on Land: A Review of Plant Biomass, Species Richness, and Community Composition in Seabird Colonies (2005, background): “For instance, seabird disturbance may substantially reduce plant diversity within seabird colonies, but diversity may increase at the whole-island scale due to increased habitat heterogeneity created by the colonies (Wright et al. 2002).”
ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING BY CATERPILLARS INCREASES INSECT HERBIVORE DIVERSITY ON WHITE OAK (2003, background): “682 Key words: ecosystem engineering; leaf shelter; Lepidoptera; oak herbivore community; Ozark plateau, Missouri; Quercus alba; species richness; white oak.”
The Role of Giant Armadillos (Priodontes maximus) as Physical Ecosystem Engineers (2013, background): “Beavers physically modulate water flow and create ponds and wetlands by cutting trees and damming streams (Naiman et al. 1988, Wright et al. 2002).”
BEAVERS AS MOLECULAR GENETICISTS: A GENETIC BASIS TO THE FORAGING OF AN ECOSYSTEM ENGINEER (2004, background): “603 Key words: beavers; chemistry; community genetics; cottonwoods; ecological genetics; genetic markers; herbivory, selective; hybridization; phytochemistry; Populus; tannins; terrestrial–aquatic linkages.”
Disentangling biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning: deriving solutions to a seemingly insurmountable problem (2003, background): “…such as coral disease agents (Littler & Littler 1995), herbivores (Pastor et al. 1993; Zimov et al. 1995; Frank & Groffman 1998), ecosystem engineers (Wright et al. 2002) or keystone species (Power et al. 1996), may at least provide some idea about biotic influences over ecosystem function.”
Mussels as ecosystem engineers: Their contribution to species richness in a rocky littoral community (2007, background): “First, the engineer species must provide conditions not present elsewhere in the landscape and, second, some species must be able to live only in the engineered patches (Wright et al., 2002).”