Updated status of the Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris, in Canada

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 277-286

  Watson, Jane C ^a   Ellis, Graeme M ^b   Smith, Thomas G ^b   Ford, John K B ^c  

^a VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER AQUARIUM   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enhydra lutris; Fur trade; Keystone predator; Loutre de mer; Mustelid; Otters; Sea Otter

Indexed keywords

ENHYDRA LUTRIS; ANIMALIA; ANSER SP.; CARNIVORA; LUTRINAE; MAMMALIA;

CONSERVATION STATUS; MAMMALS; POPULATION NUMBER; POPULATION SIZE; SEA OTTER; SEA OTTERS;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA;

EID: 0030616940     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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