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The Impact of Beaver Activity Upon a Pre-Existing Wetland in the Harvard Forest

• HF-ID: HF2002-27
• Category: Research Files
• Creator:
  • Tuddenham, Lexi

• Date: 2002
• Location: Prospect Hill Tract (Harvard Forest), PH VII
• Media: Paper and photographs
• Contents:
  • Student report (Freshman Seminar), 6 color photographs (4"x6"). 1 file folder. 8.5 inches x 11 inches.

• Keywords: wildlife, wetlands, hydrology
• Abstract:
  • The general aim of this project was to observe differences in vegetation, tree health, and topography between a normal wetland and an "artificially" created beaver wetland, and to determine the impact that beaver activity would have upon a pre-existing marsh.

• Archives Location: Middle Room, stack 14, drawer 2
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