Food Habits of River Otter Reintroduced on Abrams Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Griess JM. 1987. Food Habits of River Otter Reintroduced on Abrams Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. University of Tennessee
The scats of the otters -- reintroduced to the Abrams Creek drainage in March, 1987 -- were collected for analysis through November. The primary foods were fish and crayfish. Bones and scales of the fish remains were classified by genus, and the results tabulated.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Griess, Jane
- Date of Issue
- 1987-02
- Publisher
- University of Tennessee
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Diet, Great Smoky Mountains National Park NC TN, Northern River Otter (Lutra canadensis), Scat, Thesis