Author(s): Morris, P. A.
Title: A review of research on British Dormice (Gliridae) and the effect of increasing public and scientific awareness of these animals
Year: 2003
Volume: 49
Pages: 125-130.
Abstract: Two species of dormice occur in Britain, one native (Muscardinus avellanarius) and one introduced (Glis glis). The latter is localised, but increasing and is often a pest. The former has suffered a long-term decline in numbers and distribution and is now fully protected. Detailed studies of the ecology and conservation requirements of Muscardinus increasingly show the value of this species as a bio-indicator of habitat quality and integrity, with encouraging signs that its occurrence will be monitored systematically as a means of assessing conservation requirements in the wider countryside.
Keywords: Glis, Muscardinus, dormice, Britain
Journal: Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
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ISSN: 1217-8837
Publisher: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
Editor(s): Matskási, I., Peregovits, L., Morris, P. A. & Bakonyi, G.
