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Nature’s most famous ecosystem engineers are moving north as the climate warms—and thawing permafrost in their new locales.
Expanding beaver ranges mean more beaver ponds, which transfer more heat to surrounding soil and thaw long-frozen ground, according to research that will be presented on 10 December at AGU’s Annual Meeting 2024 in Washington, D.C.
“They’re moving, and they’re bringing with them the ability to remake whole landscapes in a very short period of time,” said Emily Graham, a remote sensing scientist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and first author on the new study.
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