Routes and speed of dispersal of an endangered otter (Lontra provocax) in Patagonia.

FASOLA L, DIFRANCO L, MACDONALD D, CASSINI MH.

Oxford, Reino Unido

Jornada; Annual meeting BES (British Ecological Society); 2006

In 1980s, signs of regular activity of Southern river otters were found only in the Nahuel Huapi lake area. In the following decades, signs were found in consecutive lakes to the North. We estimated the routes and speed of dispersal and discussed the constraints for re-colonization.