Spatial patterns of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) dens in a semi-arid landscape of North Africa

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-173

  Dell'Arte, Graziella Lucia ^a,b   Leonardi, Giovanni ^b  

^a Osservatorio Natura ^*  (Italy)

^b Osservatorio Natura   (Italy)

Author keywords

Den settlement; Habitat types; Patchiness; Red fox; Roads; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

CANID; DEN; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; PATCHINESS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SOIL TEXTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; DJERBA; MEDENINE; NORTH AFRICA; SAHARA; TUNISIA;

CANIDAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 44849096866     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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