Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 9, 2022

Where the Red Fox Dens: Fox dens foster tree growth, according to new study

Foxes are beautiful, charismatic creatures that enrich any landscape – sometimes quite literally.

A study published today in the Ecological Society of America’s journal Ecosphere reveals that trees growing on and around the sites of fox dens, especially long-established fox dens, grow faster than trees without vulpine intervention.

Where the Red Fox Dens: Fox dens foster tree growth, according to new study – The Ecological Society of America

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