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- Title
ABANDONED CLAY MINES: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EURASIAN OTTERS IN NW SPAIN.
- Authors
Ayres, César; García, Pablo
- Abstract
The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) is widely distributed in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, supposedly one of the best populations of Spain. Usually otters inhabit coastal and riverine habitats in this region, but in some cases they use man-made habitats. In the last three winters the seasonal use of old clay pits by otters has been studied in a locality from Galicia. The abundance of these artificial habitats could lead to a recolonization of Gandaras de Budiño and Ribeiras do Louro wetland, where the species disappeared in the last century.
- Subjects
IBERIAN Peninsula; GALICIA (Spain : Region); SPAIN; LUTRA lutra; ARTIFICIAL habitats; CLAY minerals; RECOLONIZATION of fishes; COASTAL zone management; WETLANDS
- Publication
IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin, 2009, Vol 26, Issue 2, p66
- ISSN
1023-9030
- Publication type
Article