2023
DOI: 10.1007/s11756-023-01517-0
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Diet of the otter Lutra lutra inhabiting a forest stream in SW Poland

Grzegorz Kopij,
Katarzyna Szymczyk

Abstract: Diet of the otter inhabiting a forest stream in SW Poland was studied in order to show the impact of the otter on fish and other aquatic animals. The diet was examined by means of spraint analysis. A total of 157 spraints were collected from 14 sites, and 605 prey items were extracted. Fish comprised the staple diet. It was supplemented by frogs, birds, small mammals and invertebrates. Fish were represented by at least 23 species belonging to seven families. Two families Cyrinidae and Percidae dominated the fi… Show more

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