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Muskrats naturally engineer diverse marsh ecosystems, study finds

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Researchers study cattail-dominated marshes and strategies to create more varied, or heterogeneous, ecosystems.

Muskrats are semi-aquatic rodents that naturally harvest cattails by cutting them below the water level.

The project focused on a marsh that connects the St. Mary's River outlet of Lake Superior to Lake Michigan and Lake Huron .

The authors note efforts to increase muskrat populations should be taken as a management strategy.

Lawrence also has projects focusing on beavers, which are also vital ecosystem engineers.

Like muskrats, beavers transform habitats and act as keystone species that play an important role in creating wetland habitats.

Lawrence : "Science takes a team. We want to keep all of the parts of the planet".

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