The influence of high nestbox density on the common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius population
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Juškaitis R. (2005) The influence of high nestbox density on the common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius population. Acta Theriologica, 50, 43-50.
Published source details Juškaitis R. (2005) The influence of high nestbox density on the common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius population. Acta Theriologica, 50, 43-50.
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Provide artificial dens or nest boxes on trees
A controlled, before-and-after study in 1985–1989 and 2000–2003 in a forest site in Lithuania (Juškaitis 2005) found that after more nest boxes were provided, common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius density approximately doubled. Dormouse density was higher when there were 16 boxes/ha (0.9–3.0 dormice/ha) than when there were 4 boxes/ha (0.3–1.5 dormice/ha). Dormouse density did not increase in an area where next box provision remained at 4 boxes/ha (after: 0.6–0.9 individuals/ha; before: 0.7–1.3 individuals/ha). The study was conducted in 60 ha of a 40-50-year-old forest. In 1985–1999 wooden nest boxes (12 × 12 × 24 cm) were installed in a 50 × 50 m grid (276 boxes, 4 boxes/ha). In 2001, eighty-five additional nest boxes were added to a 6.25-ha section of the forest to form a 25 × 25 m grid (increasing box density to 16 boxes/ha). Boxes were inspected twice each month from April until October in 1985–1989 and 2000–2003.
(Summarised by: Ricardo Rocha)
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