Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings collection
Date of this Version
3-4-1980
Document Type
Presentation
Abstract
Mountain beavers (Aplodontia rufa) cause considerable damage to forest trees in the Pacific Northwest. Feeding injuries result in mortality, growth losses, deformity of trees, and understocked plantations. Losses are most severe in new plantations with significant damage problems also occurring in sapling stands. Trapping, and placing physical barriers around individual trees, are the most common methods of control. Both methods are costly but effective in reducing damage.
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Environmental Health and Protection Commons, Forest Management Commons, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons
