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Beavers Are Remaking Microbial Ecosystems in the Arctic

As the Arctic has warmed and beaver populations have rebounded, the animal architects known for greatly modifying their natural environments have moved to higher and higher latitudes. Now, Shannon et al. show that beaver-instigated alterations translate all the way to the microscopic level, reshaping microbial communities in Arctic waterways. In northern Alaska, the researchers waded […]

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