Title:

The burrow construction strategy of foxes in the Białowieża Primeval Forest

Creator:

Roman, G.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1984

Description:

Examination was made of 34 colonies of fox burrows in the Białowieża Primeval Forest. They were found in the following types of forest biotopes: mixed coniferous forest (12), fresh coniferous forest (2), mixed hardwood forest (13) and fresh hardwood forest (7). The majority of the burrows were situated in mature stands (24), and were usually dug into ground consisting of a mixture of sand and clay, usually at a distance of up to 850 m from open spaces and at a distance of about 1000 m from water.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Białowieża Primeval Forest ; burrows construction strategy ; Vulpes vulpes ; nora ; lis

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

29

Issue:

35

Start page:

425

End page:

430

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.84-40

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open