Otter (Lutra lutra) population in northernmost Finland

Estonian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-231

  Sulkava, Risto ^a   Sulkava, Pekka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Natural Heritage Services   (Finland)

Author keywords

Census; Finnish lapland; Lutra lutra; Snow tracking

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE;

EID: 70349634033     PISSN: 1736602X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3176/eco.2009.3.07     Document Type: Conference Paper

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