Survey of an otter Lutra lutra population in Southern Italy: Site occupancy and influence of sampling season on species detection

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-260

  Fusillo, Romina ^a   Marcelli, Manlio ^a   Boitani, Luigi ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Otter; Seasonal detectability; Site occupation; Southern Italy; Species detection; Standard survey

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FECES; MAMMAL; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SITE SELECTION;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CARNIVORA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE;

EID: 34547765282     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03194221     Document Type: Article

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