Biodiversity effects of beaver activity in a semi-natural enclosure revealed by eDNA
Bernd Hänfling, Nathan P. Griffiths, James A. Macarthur, Barbara J. Morrissey, Dasha Svobodova, Victoria L. Pritchard, Angus Tree, Martin J. Gaywood
This study uses eDNA metabarcoding to show that beaver dams increase beta diversity and macroinvertebrate gamma diversity in freshwater systems.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2026 · PreprintEcology