Red foxes increase reproductive output of white spruce in a non-mast year

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 51; pp. 11 - 19
• Main Authors: Kucheravy, Caila E., Roth, James D., Markham, John H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.03.2021
• Subjects: applied ecology; Boreal woodlands; conifers; Denning activity; Ecosystem engineering; ecosystems; landscapes; Manitoba; Mast-seeding; Picea glauca; reproductive performance; soil; soil nutrients; Spruce cones; tree growth; treeline; trees; Vulpes vulpes; weather; Manitoba; Boreal woodlands; Picea glauca; Mast-seeding; Ecosystem engineering; Spruce cones; Denning activity; Vulpes vulpes
• ISSN: 1439-1791
• DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2021.01.012

•Over many decades, red foxes increase nutrient concentrations and affect vegetation diversity on their dens in the boreal woodlands, a nutrient-poor environment.•Denning activity also affects the growth and reproduction of white spruce, a mast-seeding conifer.•White spruce on fox dens are taller an...