ARCTIC Physical Characteristics of Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) Dens in Northern Yukon Territory, Canada
described. The preferred den habitat on Herschel Island is characterized by moderately eroded, sloping, gullied terrain, where foxes select sandy erosional mounds for denning. The preferred habitat on the Yukon Coastal Plain is fluvial landforms, where foxes select streamside cutbanks and occasional...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.576.8561 2023-05-15T13:19:46+02:00 ARCTIC Physical Characteristics of Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) Dens in Northern Yukon Territory, Canada The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1987 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.576.8561 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic41-1-12.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.576.8561 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic41-1-12.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic41-1-12.pdf Key words arctic fox (Alopex lagopus dens soil characteristics habitat distribution northern Yukon Territory text 1987 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T12:47:46Z described. The preferred den habitat on Herschel Island is characterized by moderately eroded, sloping, gullied terrain, where foxes select sandy erosional mounds for denning. The preferred habitat on the Yukon Coastal Plain is fluvial landforms, where foxes select streamside cutbanks and occasional dunes for den location. Dens are generally associated with relatively warm, well-drained landscape positions. Burrow entrances are significantly oriented toward the south (P<0.0025). Soils of dens are coarse textured, typically sandy loam to sand. Depth to permafrost is significantly greater under the den than at adjacent sites (p<0.02). Certain unique soil profile characteristics, particularly the replacement of common cryoturbation (frost churning) features with those of zooturbation (faunal mixing) and the formation of humus-rich surface horizons, appear to be the result of denning activities by foxes. Observed differences in soil temperature and depth to permafrost between den site soils and adjacent soils have likely been caused, at least in part, by denning activities. Text Alopex lagopus Arctic Arctic Fox Arctic Herschel Herschel Island permafrost Yukon Unknown Arctic Canada Herschel Island ENVELOPE(-139.089,-139.089,69.583,69.583) Yukon |
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described. The preferred den habitat on Herschel Island is characterized by moderately eroded, sloping, gullied terrain, where foxes select sandy erosional mounds for denning. The preferred habitat on the Yukon Coastal Plain is fluvial landforms, where foxes select streamside cutbanks and occasional dunes for den location. Dens are generally associated with relatively warm, well-drained landscape positions. Burrow entrances are significantly oriented toward the south (P<0.0025). Soils of dens are coarse textured, typically sandy loam to sand. Depth to permafrost is significantly greater under the den than at adjacent sites (p<0.02). Certain unique soil profile characteristics, particularly the replacement of common cryoturbation (frost churning) features with those of zooturbation (faunal mixing) and the formation of humus-rich surface horizons, appear to be the result of denning activities by foxes. Observed differences in soil temperature and depth to permafrost between den site soils and adjacent soils have likely been caused, at least in part, by denning activities. |
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ARCTIC Physical Characteristics of Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) Dens in Northern Yukon Territory, Canada |
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ARCTIC Physical Characteristics of Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) Dens in Northern Yukon Territory, Canada |
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ARCTIC Physical Characteristics of Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) Dens in Northern Yukon Territory, Canada |
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ARCTIC Physical Characteristics of Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) Dens in Northern Yukon Territory, Canada |
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