Etude des critères d'implantation du terrier chez le renard roux (Vulpes vulpes) au Pays de Liège ; Denningnhabits of the red fox in easter Belgium (Province of Liège)

In the course of the spring 1984, the authors visited about 200 fox dens in the southern and eastern parts of the Province de Liège (eastern Belgium). Each den site was described. Then a multivariate analysis (reciprocal averaging) was performed to identify, when possible, the parameter(s) influencing the fox habitat choice. Fox dens generally are built in forested habitats with no or only a poor scrub layer and are southernly or westernly oriented. For what concerns the other habitat parameters, the fox appears to be very opportunistic. For example, in the vicinity of roads or human dwellings... Mehr ...