New paper: Whole System Ecohydrological Change Following Beaver Reintroduction
Smith et al. 2026 Ecohydrology https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.70238
Wonderful collaborative #research based on Forestry England's beaver trial.
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#floodprevention
#biodiversity
#monitoring change during #rewilding
Smith, M. W., A.Puttock, M. J.Klaar, H. Thomas, L.L. Handley, R. Brazier, G. Bradbury, A. Baker, A. Hanson, N. Gibbons, K. Gittens, T. Spencer, C. Bashforth (2026). Whole System Ecohydrological Change Following Natural Flood Management and a Five-Year Beaver Reintroduction Trial. Ecohydrology 19, no. 4: e70238. ABSTRACT Once-common beavers have been absent from the British landscape for centuries, but wild beaver populations have returned in recent years as part of reintroduction schemes, including releases into monitored enclosures.
