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How logjams slow the flow.

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Sep2024 (Volume) 37 (Number) 1
Medium (Periodical) Biological Sciences Review.
Classif 570 BIO
Subject Biology
Page 12 - 15
Authors Follett, Elizabeth
Contents

Drought and flooding are becoming more commonplace due to climate change. Logjams - made by beavers or engineered by humans - can hold water on the landscape, providing nature-based solutions and valuble habitats. Environmental engineer Elizabeth Follet explains how her team used flume experiments to find out how water flowing past peices of wood creates water stores.

Keywords
Beavers     Ecosystems     Water management