Hydraulic Modeling of Beaver Dams and Evaluation of Their Impacts on Flood Events

There is a general agreement on the impact of beaver dams regarding the increasing diversity of habitats and the improvement of the water quality, whereas the retention effect during flood events is still being discussed. In this study, we modeled 12 beaver dam cascade scenarios in two catchments fo...

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Main Authors: Michael Neumayer, Sonja Teschemacher, Sara Schloemer, Volker Zahner, Wolfgang Rieger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/1/300