Research Article

A Model of the Effect of Environmental Variables on the Presence of Otters along the Coastline of the Isle of Skye

Table 2

Scalable variables recorded during the survey of the distribution of otters around the Skye coastline.

Parameter Scale

Width of tidal zone (W) Maximum width of each 500 m section
Height 25 m above HWM (H) The height was recorded in the centre of each 500 m section, 25 m above High Water Mark.
Number of freshwater pools (P) Number of pools in each 500 m section