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BRAT Publications & Reports

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Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Macfarlane W.W. , Wheaton J.M., Bouwes N., Jensen M., Gilbert J.T., Hough-Snee N., and Shivick J. 2015. Modeling the capacity of riverscapes to support beaver dams. Geomorphology. DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.11.019.
  • Graham HA, Puttock A, Macfarlane WW, Wheaton JM, Gilbert JT, Campbell-Palmer R, Elliott M, Gaywood MJ, Anderson K, Brazier RE. 2020. Modelling Eurasian beaver foraging habitat and dam suitability, for predicting the location and number of dams throughout catchments in Great Britain. European Journal of Wildlife Research 66 : 42. DOI: 10.1007/s10344-020-01379-w

Publications by Others Using BRAT

  • Kornse Z, Wohl E. 2020. Assessing restoration potential for beaver (Castor canadensis) in the semiarid foothills of the Southern Rockies, USA. River Research and Applications n/a DOI: 10.1002/rra.3719
  • Scamardo JE, Marshall S, Wohl E. 2022. Estimating widespread beaver dam loss: Habitat decline and surface storage loss at a regional scale. Ecosphere 13 : e3962. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3962

Theses & Dissertations

BRAT Source Code

  • Jordan Gilbert, Joe Wheaton, Wally Macfarlane, & Margaret Hallerud. (2019). pyBRAT - Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool (Python) (3.1.0). Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7086388

ETAL BRAT Project Reports

  • Macfarlane, W., Meier, M., Hafen, C., Albonico, M., Hallerud, M., & Wheaton, J. (2019). John Day Basin Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool: Building Realistic Expectations for Partnering with Beaver in Restoration & Conservation (p. 85). Logan, Utah: Utah State University Ecogeomorphology & Topographic Analysis Lab, Prepared for North Fork John Day Watershed Council. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.29252.27520
  • Macfarlane, W. W., Hallerud, M., Hafen, C., Albonico, M., & Wheaton, J. M. (2019). Panther Creek Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool Building Realistic Expectations for Partnering with Beaver in Restoration & Conservation. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28413.41445
  • Macfarlane, W. W., Meier, M., Hafen, C., Albonico, M., & Wheaton, J. M. (2019). North Fork Brunt River BRAT Final Report (p. 80). Logan, Utah: Utah State University Ecogeomorphology & Topographic Analysis Lab, Prepared for: Powder Basin Watershed Council. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.25057.97128
  • Macfarlane, W. W., Wheaton, J. M., & Jensen, Martha L. (2014). The Utah Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool: A Decision Support & Planning Tool (p. 142). Logan, Utah: Utah State University Ecogeomorphology & Topographic Analysis Lab, Prepared for Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267096045_The_Utah_Beaver_Restoration_Assessment_Tool_A_Decision_Support_Planning_Tool
  • Macfarlane, W. W., & Wheaton, J. M. (2013). Modeling the Capacity of Riverscapes to Support Dam-Building Beaver-Case Study: Escalante River Watershed (p. 31). Logan, UT: Ecogeomorphology and Topographic Analysis Lab, Utah State University, Prepared for Walton Family Foundation.
  • Macfarlane, William W., Gilbert, J. T., Meier, Mathew, Hafen, Chalese, Shahverdian, Scott M., Albonico, M., & Wheaton, J. M. (2018). Yakama Nation Beaver Restoration  Assessment  Tool: Building  Realistic  Expectations for  Partnering with  Beaver in  Restoration and Conservation (p. 68). Logan, UT: Utah State University Ecogeomorphology & Topographic Analysis Lab, Prepared for Yakama Nations. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25896.83203
  • Wally Macfarlane, Maggie H. (2019). Idaho Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool: Building Realistic Expectations for Partnering with Beaver in Conservation and Restoration (p. 55). Logan, Utah: Utah State University Ecogeomorphology & Topographic Analysis Lab. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.12641.25447

  • Wheaton, J., & Macfarlane, W. (2014). The Utah Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool: A Decision Support and Planning Tool - Manager Brief (p. 16). Logan, Utah: Ecogeomorphology and Topographic Analysis Lab, Utah State University, Prepared for Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

  • BRAT - Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool.” ResearchGate, https://www.researchgate.net/project/BRAT-Beaver-Restoration-Assessment-Tool. Accessed 22 Feb. 2020.

  • Macfarlane W.W., Wheaton J.M., and Jensen, M.L. 2014. The Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool: A Decision Support and Planning Tool for Utah. Ecogeomorphology and Topographic Analysis Lab, Utah State University, Prepared for Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Logan, Utah, 135 pp.
  • Wheaton JM and Macfarlane WW. 2014. The Utah Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool: A Decision Support & Planning Tool – Manager Brief, Ecogeomorphology and Topographic Analysis Lab, Utah State University, Prepared for Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Logan, UT, 16 pp.
  • Macfarlane WW and Wheaton JM. 2013. Modeling the Capacity of Riverscapes to Support Dam-Building Beaver - Case Study: Escalante River Watershed, Final Report Prepared for Grand Canyon Trust and the Walton Family Foundation, Logan, UT, 78 pp.
  • Wheaton JM. 2013. Scoping Study and Recommendations for an Adaptive Beaver Management Plan. Prepared for Park City Municipal Corporation. Logan, Utah, 30 pp. DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.903648.
  • Macfarlane W.W., Wheaton J.M., and Jensen, M.L. 2014. The Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool: A Decision Support & Planning Tool for Utah. Ecogeomorphology and Topographic Analysis Lab, Utah State University, Prepared for Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Logan, Utah, 72 pp.
  • Macfarlane WW and Wheaton J.M. 2013. Modeling the Capacity of Riverscapes to Support Dam-Building Beaver - Case Study: Escalante River Watershed, Final Report Prepared for Grand Canyon Trust and the Walton Family Foundation, Logan, UT, 78 pp.
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