Abundance and density estimates of red fox <em>Vulpes vulpes</em> (Linnaeus, 1758) in a southeastern Iberian wetland: implications for conservation

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  • Ignacio García Peiró
  • Francisco Robledano Aymerich
  • Miguel Ángel Esteve Selma
Keywords: <em>Vulpes vulpes</em>, densities, abundances, wetland, Alicante, SE Spain

Abstract

This paper reports on the Red Fox Vulpes vulpes population estimates inside “El Hondo“ Natural Park (Alicante, SE Iberian Peninsula). The estimates were scored as number of encounters in transects of variable length during 1993-2006. Red Fox counts were standardized as kilometric abundance indexes (Individuals/km) and relative densities Foxes/km2). Red Fox was observed in this wetland at very low densities (0,3-0,6 Foxes/km2) compared with other European sites and with an apparently slight tendency to increase in the last ten years. The relative abundances (IKA) ranged be- tween 0,6 -1,3 Foxes/km. The presence of refuse tips in the boundaries of Park is suggested as factor accounting for the establishment of the Red Fox at this Park. These observations suggest the implementation of specific studies and conservation measures, by means of a particular methodology, to allow reinforce the biodiversity of this wetland for the vertebrates.

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Author Biographies

Ignacio García Peiró

Departamento de Ecología & HidrologíaFacultad de BiologíaUniversidad de Murcia

Francisco Robledano Aymerich

Departamento de Ecología & HidrologíaFacultad de BiologíaUniversidad de Murcia

Miguel Ángel Esteve Selma

Departamento de Ecología & HidrologíaFacultad de BiologíaUniversidad de Murcia
How to Cite
García Peiró, I., Robledano Aymerich, F., & Esteve Selma, M. Ángel. (2009). Abundance and density estimates of red fox <em>Vulpes vulpes</em> (Linnaeus, 1758) in a southeastern Iberian wetland: implications for conservation. Anales de Biología, (31), 43–48. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/110571
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