Browsing USN Open Archive by Subject "Management"
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Can beaver Castor fiber be selectively harvested by sex and age during spring hunting?
(Conference report, 2000)In Norway, Sweden and Finland hunting Eurasian beaver Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 with firearms is presently the main harvest form and most are shot in late April and early May. As beaver cannot be sexed from external ... -
Comeback of the beaver Castor fiber : an overview of old and new conservation problems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 1998)Due to over-hunting c. 1200 Eurasian previous termbeaversnext term Castor fiber survived in eight relict populations in Europe and Asia at the beginning of the 20th century. Following hunting restrictions and translocation ... -
Current distribution, status and patterns of spread of the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber, and the implications for management
(Conference report, 2000)Reduced to 1200 animals in 8 small refugia by the end of the 19th century, natural spread and reintroductions have led to a powerful recovery in Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber L. 1758) range and populations. The minimum ... -
Harvesting of males delays female breeding in a socially monogamous mammal : the beaver
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Human exploitation may skew adult sex ratios in vertebrate populations to the extent that males become limiting for normal reproduction. In polygynous ungulates, females delay breeding in heavily harvested populations, but ... -
Landscape use and economic value of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) on large forest in southeast Norway
(Conference report, 1999)Though numerous studies of damage caused by beaver (Castor canadensis and C. fiber) to commercially managed forests have been conducted, few have incorporated the economic advantages beaver can create for forest owners. ... -
The beaver's reconquest of Eurasia: status, population development, and management of a conservation success
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2002)Overhunting reduced Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber) populations to c. 1200 animals, in eight isolated populations, around the end of the 19th century. Protection, natural spread and reintroductions led to a powerful recovery ... -
Use of dawn and dusk sight observations to determine colony size and family composition in Eurasian beaver Castor fiber
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006)The methods used to determine family composition and colony size in Eurasian beaver Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 are often poorly described in published reports. Here we show how repeated counts of colony size in a random ...