Key landscape factors for Eurasian otter Lutra lutra visiting rates and fish loss in estuarine fish farms

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 345-355

  Sales Luis T ^a   Freitas, D ^a   Santos Reis, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Conflict; Damages; Otter diet; Otter numbers; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70349493285     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0250-y     Document Type: Article

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