Beavers as Agents of Biogeomorphic Change: A Review and Suggestions for Teaching Exercises.

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Title: Beavers as Agents of Biogeomorphic Change: A Review and Suggestions for Teaching Exercises.
Language: English
Authors: Butler, David R.
Source: Journal of Geography. Sep-Oct 1991 90(5):210-217.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 1991
Intended Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Document Type: Journal Articles
Guides - Non-Classroom
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Field Trips, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Natural Resources, Outdoor Education, Physical Environment, Physical Geography, Rodents, Soil Conservation, Trees, Water, Wildlife, Zoology
ISSN: 0022-1341
Abstract: Discusses beavers and their geomorphic impacts on their environment. Considers dam building, bank burrowing, and canal building. Suggests using the beaver as a classroom and field trip example to illustrate animals' effects on the physical landscape. Provides a review of published works on beavers in their roles as geomorphic agents. (DK)
Entry Date: 1992
Accession Number: EJ442125
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Discusses beavers and their geomorphic impacts on their environment. Considers dam building, bank burrowing, and canal building. Suggests using the beaver as a classroom and field trip example to illustrate animals' effects on the physical landscape. Provides a review of published works on beavers in their roles as geomorphic agents. (DK)
ISSN:0022-1341