Spatial habitat use patterns of sea otters in coastal Washington
Laidre KL, Jameson RJ, Gurarie E, Jeffries SJ, Allen H. 2009. Spatial habitat use patterns of sea otters in coastal Washington. Journal of Mammalogy. 90(4):906-917
From the Abstract: "Sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) movements, home range, and activity budgets were described from data collected during very-high-frequency radiotelemetry studies of 75 individuals on the outer coast of Washington State between 1992 adn 1999. Sea otters were located at least once perweek from 22 accessible sites along the coast. Over the 7-year study period, range expansion occurred from the core range north and east into the Strait of Juan de Fuca (SJF) as well as southward on the outer coast. ... All sea otters spent portions of their time in the vicinity of Cape Alava, and many animals demonstrated consistent periodic seasonal shifts between specific portions of the coastline over several years. ... Given current rates of population growth and observed mobility, sea otters in Washington have a high potential for range expansion into unoccupied habitat such as Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay, the SJF, or along Vancouver Island."
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Laidre, Kristin; Jameson, Ronald; Gurarie, Eliezer; Jeffries, Steven; Allen, Harriet
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- Home Range, Population, Reintroduction, Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)