River Dee catchment Survey and identification of sites of importance to otter, 2004

doi:10.15468/ekeqbp

River Dee catchment Survey and identification of sites of importance to otter, 2004

Citation

NatureScot (2020). River Dee catchment Survey and identification of sites of importance to otter, 2004. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ekeqbp accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-02-03.

Description

The study identified 28 important sites for otter in the Dee catchment, all of which are concentrated in the sub-catchments between Dinnet and Banchory. Sites identified as omportant are open water bodies and fens. No bogs have been categorised as important apart from the Black Moss of Dinnet.

Purpose

To identify important sites for otter within the River Dee catchment to inform SNH casework

Sampling Description

Quality Control

David N. Carss, recognised otter expert from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, was commissioned to undertake the work. www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/david-carss

Method steps

Literature Review & Field Survey

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Bibliographic Citations

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