Habitat selection by the red fox Vulpes vulpes (L. 1758) in an Alpine area

摘要: Habitat selection and the influence of habitat variables on red fox ranges were assessed in Gran Paradiso National Park, Western Alps, Italy, all year round. Nine hundred twenty-two scats mapped as “signs presence” by monthly surveys fixed transects main types altitude belts. Forested habitats lower altitudes (1000–1500 m a.s.l.) selected, whereas upper avoided, during cold season. This pattern was attributed to availability ungulate carrion, widely used food foxes, at low altitude, while provided poor resources During warm season, no clear could be detected. The for forested therefore explained other than food, e.g. resting denning sites. strong seasonality an Alpine altitudinal succession, where resource varies over short distances, may lead home containing a variety o...