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An ecosystem engineer, the beaver, increases species richness at the landscape scale
Oecologia · 2002 · Vol. 132(1) · pp. 96–101
Justin P. Wright✉(Cornell University)Clive G. Jones(Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies)Alexander S. Flecker(Cornell University)
Ecology and biodiversity studiesBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesPeatlands and Wetlands EcologyBeaverEcosystem engineerSpecies richnessRiparian zoneHabitatEcologyEcosystemBiologyHerbaceous plantCastor canadensis
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