Impact Assessment of Beaver Activity on Canopy Health and Species Richness at Woodland Valley Farm

This study focuses on assessing two forested areas of Woodland Valley Farm to determine the level of damage caused by beavers. In my project, I collected data using a drone to effectively identify gaps in the canopy. By utilizing QGIS, I separated the trees from the ground layer for further analysis. After this separation, I applied an interpolation method called Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW). The results indicated that the presence of beavers positively impacts increasing species richness in the area.



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