Table 5 



Habitat Abundance and Population Densities of Aquatic Fur- 

 bearers in Wildlife Management Unit 7 (Adapted from Anderson 

 et al. 1975). 



Habitat 



Area 



Densities 



Beaver 



Mink 



Otter 



Muskrat 



Wetlands 



(Acres) 



Open fresh water 63,493 



Shrub swamp 12,658 



Tidal flats 12,652 



Fresh meadow 5539 



Shallow fresh marsh 4738 



Deep fresh marsh 3581 



Bog 3408 



Salt meadow 1639 



Deep fr. marsh coastal 586 







1.25 











1.25 



2.5 



0.125 



1.25 



1.5 



Rivers, streams, (miles) 

 and shorelines 



Beaver streams 

 Total streams 

 Lake & pond shores 



1062 



2616 



511 



1.63 



0.51 

 0.51 



0.072 

 0.144 



3.5 



Total mammal population 

 minimum 

 maximum 



1040 

 1733 



802 

 2406 



131 

 393 



14,800 

 60,900 



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