Summer Diet Optimization by Beaver
Belovsky GE. 1984. Summer Diet Optimization by Beaver. The American Midland Naturalist. 111(2):209-222
Foraging data collected for beaver (Castor canadensis) at Isle Royale National Park, during the summer of 1973 provided basic natural history information pertaining to diet, food preferences, rates of consumption and activity cycle. Beaver foraging was consistent with a linear programming model of herbivore optimal foraging. The model was used to predict beaver diet, the maximum distance a beaver foraged from its pond, and the manner in which the minimum and maximum diameters of beaver-cut woody vegetation changed with distance from the pond.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Belovsky, Gary
- Units
- ISRO
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Beaver (Castor canadensis), Diet, Food Preferences, Modeling