Communication in river otters
Subtitle: creation of variable resource sheds for terrestrial communities
By: Merav Ben-David ... [et al.].
Contributors: Ben-David, Merav.; Blundell, Gail M.; Kern, John W.; Maier, Julie A. K.; Brown, Evelyn D.; Jewett, Stephen C.; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council.
Publisher: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Anchorage, Alaska
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1345
Subjects: North American river otter -- Behavior -- Alaska -- Prince William Sound.
Other titles: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project final report
Description: Explores the function of scent-marking at otter latrines by radio-tagged coastal river otters (Lontra canadensis) in Prince William Sound, Alaska using aerial telemetry over a period of four years. Data on fish densities and marine habitat features were concurrently obtained from scuba transects and aerial surveys in order to determine any association between fish abundance and river otter location, habitat type, and behavior. The results show fish densities only influenced the counts of social otters but old-growth forest was identified as an important habitat variable for both social and solitary otters.
Notes: Additional authors: Gail M. Blundell, John W. Kern, Julie A.K. Maier, Evelyn D. Brown, Stephen C. Jewett.

Authors affiliated with: University of Wyoming (Laramie); Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game (Douglas); KERN Statistical Services, Inc.; Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

"Restoration Project 02593."

"August 2001."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1344-1345).

Final report.

Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Funded by Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council

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