Assessing the impacts of beaver reintroduction

North American beavers significantly reshape rivers and riparian ecosystems, but their full hydrologic impact is not well understood. This project seeks to develop tools for assessing these impacts, integrating topographic and remote sensing data with computer vision techniques. Researchers aim to measure surface water storage, evaluate beavers' role in drought resistance and forest fire refugia, and devise methods for assessing floodplain water storage. The findings will support beaver reintroduction efforts and enhance ecosystem management.