Distribución y uso del espacio costero de las nutrias en la fachada cántabro-atlántica

  1. Rafael Romero Suances
  2. Carlos Nores
  3. Pedro García-Rovés
  4. José Guitián
  5. Jordi Ruiz-Olmo
Libro:
La nutria en España: veinte años de seguimiento de un mamífero amenazado
  1. José María López Martín (coord.)
  2. Juan Jiménez Pérez (coord.)

Editorial: Sociedad Española para la Conservación y Estudio de los Mamíferos ; Universidad de Málaga (UMA)

ISBN: 978-84-612-9094-9

Ano de publicación: 2009

Páxinas: 397-420

Tipo: Capítulo de libro

Resumo

In the Atlantic Coasts of the Iberian Peninsula otters are ranged from southern Portugal to Cantabria. Within this area and according to the results of a recent survey, otters were poorly distributed in the Rías Baixas (Pontevedra), Golfo Ártabro (Coruña) and the central part of the Asturias coastline. Therefore, the species seems to be absent from the most heavily populated areas. Optimal coastal habitats for otters in Atlantic Iberia include unexposed coastal stretches with available freshwater sources and a relatively large proportion of shallow waters where otters may forage more efficiently. Field ranges for coastal otters in the study area were 5 to 10 km long. The expansion of the coastal range of otters in the study area is probably a reflection of a more general trend affecting otter populations in Iberia in the last two decades.