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008			050207s2003 nyuabf b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2002041522
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035			_a(Sirsi) i9780801440984
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050	0	0	_aQL737.R632 _bM85 2003
090			_aQL 737 .R632 M85 2003
100	1		_aM??�?ller-Schwarze, Dietland.
245	1	4	_aThe beaver : _bnatural history of a wetlands engineer / _cDietland M??�?ller-Schwarze and Lixing Sun.
260			_aIthaca, N.Y. : _bComstock Pub. Associates, _cc2003.
300			_ax, 190 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill. (some col.), maps ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPart I: The organism -- 1. Now and then: the species, including fossils -- 2. Form, weight, and special adaptations -- 3. Diving the thermoregulation: from land mammal to semiaquatic design and function -- 4. Energy budget -- Part II: Behavior -- 5. Families as social units -- 6. Communication by scent and sound -- 7. Infrastructure: dams, lodges, trails, and canals -- 8. Beaver time -- 9. Food selection -- Part III: Populations -- 10. Reproduction, development, and life expectancy -- 11. Population densities and dynamics -- 12. Finding a home: dispersal -- Part IV: Ecology -- 13. Where they live and why: habitat requirements -- 14. Mortality and predators -- 15. Parasites and diseases -- 16. Maker of landscapes: creating habitat for plants, animals, and people -- Part V: Beaver and people: conservation, use, and management -- 17. "Here before Christ": fur trade, the "beaver republic" (Hudson's Bay Company), and fur trapping today -- 18. Reintroductions and other transplants -- 19. "Nuisance beavers" claim their land -- 20. Needed: an ecosystems engineer for habitat restoration and other services -- 21. Conservation and proactive management.
650		0	_aBeavers.
700	1		_aSun, Lixing.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy042/2002041522.h tml
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