Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Description:

The distribution of otter signs on the catchment of the River Teme, United Kingdom, over a ten years period indicated that the range of the species, already limited at the start of the study in 1977, declined further over subsequent years. Otters became restricted to the upper reaches of the catchment. Evidence is presented that contamination with organochlorines (which can be extracted from spraints) may have been responsible for the decline. Reasons for a possible increase in otter distribution during the final years of the study are discussed.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

33

Issue:

30

Start page:

415

End page:

434

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:11302 ; 10.4098/AT.arch.88-35

Source:

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Language:

eng ; sum. eng. ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open