BIOGEOCENOTICAL ASPECTS OF RED FOX <i>VULPES VULPES </i>(MAMMALIA, CANIDAE) EXCRETORY MARKING IN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS OF THE SOUTHEAST OF UKRAINE
Intensity of the red fox marking activity in different types of steppe forests averages 0,57±0,08 marks/km. The qualitative spectrum of marked forest habitats are characterized by high values of diversity indexes ( H = 3,96, U = 0,95). At the same time this carnivore accepts ecological conditions of each forest type differently, that indirectly defines authentic differences of marking intensity.