References / Literatur

Photos from our Belgian field study by Goedele Verbeylen, Natuurpunt Studie, Mammal Working Group, from our rehabilitation studies at Bat Rehabilitation Ireland by Susan Kerwin, from our rehabilitation study at Stiftung Wildstation Landshut and from research by Nedko Nedyalkov.

Nest Hole Dimensions

How small should the entrance be? Is it possible to let common dormice Muscardinus avellanarius enter nest boxes and exclude other species?

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333220910_How_small_should_the_entrance_be_Is_it_possible_to_let_common_dormice_Muscardinus_avellanarius_enter_nest_boxes_and_exclude_other_species

Endangered Species in Switzerland

List of National Priority Species and Habitats, Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Liste der National Prioritären Arten und Lebensräume, Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU
Liste des espèces et des milieux prioritaires au niveau national, Office fédéral de l’environnement OFEV

Lista delle specie e degli ambienti prioritari a livello nazionale, Ufficio federale dell’ambiente UFAM

https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/de/home/themen/biodiversitaet/publikationen-studien/publikationen/liste-national-prioritaeren-arten.html
https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/fr/home/themes/biodiversite/publications/publications-biodiversite/liste-especes-prioritaires-nationales.html
https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/it/home/temi/biodiversita/pubblicazioni/pubblicazioni-biodiversita/lista-specie-prioritarie-nazionale.html

List of National Priority Species, Swiss Federal Department for the Environment, 2010
Liste der National Prioritären Arten, Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU, Stand 2010
https://www.infoflora.ch/de/assets/content/documents/conservation_divers_D_F/Priorit%C3%A4re_arten_D.pdf

Red List of Bat Species – Endangered Species of Switzerland, 2011

Rote Liste Fledermäuse – Gefährdete Arten der Schweiz, Stand 2011
Office fédéral de l’environnement OFEV – Liste rouge Chauves-souris, état 2011
Ufficio federale dell’ambiente UFAM – Lista Rossa Pipistrelli, stato 2011
https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/de/home/themen/biodiversitaet/publikationen-studien/publikationen/rote-liste-fledermaeuse.html
https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/fr/home/themes/biodiversite/publications/publications-biodiversite/liste-rouge-chauves-souris.html
https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/it/home/temi/biodiversita/pubblicazioni/pubblicazioni-biodiversita/lista-rossa-pipistrelli.html

Red List of Mammals (Excluding Bats) – Endangered Species of Switzerland
Rote Liste der Säugetiere (ohne Fledermäuse) – Gefährdete Arten der Schweiz
Liste rouge des mammifères (hors chauves-souris)
Lista Rossa dei Mammiferi (esclusi i pipistrelli)

https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/de/home/themen/biodiversitaet/publikationen-studien/publikationen/rote-listen-saeugetiere.html
https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/fr/home/themes/biodiversite/publications/publications-biodiversite/liste-rouge-mammiferes.html
https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/it/home/temi/biodiversita/pubblicazioni/pubblicazioni-biodiversita/rote-listen-saeugetiere.html

A summary in English of the above: Red List Chiroptera (bats) – Summary

https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/en/home/topics/biodiversity/publications-studies/publications/red-list-chiroptera.html

Red List of Nesting Birds – Endangered Species of Switzerland
Rote Liste der Brutvögel – Gefährdete Arten der Schweiz
Liste rouge des oiseaux nicheurs – Espèces menacées en Suisse
Lista Rossa degli Uccelli nidificanti – Specie minacciate in Svizzera
https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/de/home/themen/biodiversitaet/publikationen-studien/publikationen/rote-liste-der-brutvoegel-2021.html
https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/fr/home/themes/biodiversite/publications/publications-biodiversite/liste-rouge-oiseaux-nicheurs-2021.html
https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/it/home/temi/biodiversita/pubblicazioni/pubblicazioni-biodiversita/lista-rossa-degli-uccelli-nidificanti.html

Red List of Canton Basel City – Endangered Species in the Canton of Basel-Stadt
Rote Listen Kanton Basel-Stadt – Die gefährdeten Arten im Kanton Basel-Stadt
https://www.bs.ch/publikationen/broschuere-rote-listen-kanton-basel-stadt-die-gefaehrdeten-arten-im-kanton-basel-stadt

Of Hedge Ghosts and Climbing Masters – Detection, Conservation and Support of Dormice, Naturmuseum Solothurn

Von Heckengeistern und Klettermeistern – Nachweis, Schutz und Förderung von Schlafmäuse, Naturmuseum Solothurn
https://naturmuseum-so.ch/app/uploads/2023/11/Web_Infobroschuere_Schlaefer_ES.pdf

Final Report April 2022: Hedge Ghosts & Climbing Masters – In search of Dormice in the Cantons of Solothurn and Bern With a Focus on the Central Plateau & Jura, Naturmuseum Solothurn

Schlussbericht April 2022: Heckengeister & Klettermeister – Auf der Suche nach den Bilchen in den Kantonen Solothurn und Bern mit Fokus Mittelland & Jura, Naturmuseum Solothurn
https://naturmuseum-so.ch/app/uploads/2022/04/Heckengeister_Schlussbericht2022-1.pdf

Naturmuseum Solothurn – Hedge Ghosts & Climbing Masters
Naturmuseum Solothurn – Heckengeister & Klettermeister

Naturmuseum Solothurn – Fantôme des haies & maître grimpeur
https://naturmuseum-so.ch/ueber-uns/projekte/heckengeister-klettermeister/
https://naturmuseum-so.ch/ueber-uns/projekte/fantome-des-haies/

Action Plan for Dormouse Species in Canton of Bern
Aktionsplan für die Schläfer im Kanton Bern
https://www.verein-minimus.ch/projekte/aktionsplan

Dormice at a European Level

Conservation status and challenges for European dormice populations (abstract)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387377378_Conservation_status_and_challenges_for_European_dormice_populations

Morris, P. (2011). Dormice: A Tale of Two
Species. Stowmarket: Whittet Books

International Red List

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2008

https://www.iucnredlist.org

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2023 Eliomys quercinus
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7618/3139783

Microbiological Safety in the Field

Swiss Federal Office of Public Health FOPH – Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) Virus
Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG – Frühsommer-Meningoenzephalitis (FSME)

Office fédéral de la santé publique OFSP – Méningo-encéphalite à tiques (FSME)
Ufficio federale della sanità pubblica UFSP – Meningoencefalite primaverile-estiva (FSME) / Meningoencefalite da zecche (TBE)

https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/de/home/krankheiten/krankheiten-im-ueberblick/fsme.html

https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/fr/home/krankheiten/krankheiten-im-ueberblick/fsme.html
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/krankheiten-im-ueberblick/fsme.html
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/it/home/krankheiten/krankheiten-im-ueberblick/fsme.html

Swiss Federal Office of Public Health Recommendations – Rabies Virus

Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG – Tollwut

Office fédéral de la santé publique OFSP – Rage
Ufficio federale della sanità pubblica UFSP – Rabbia
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/de/home/krankheiten/krankheiten-im-ueberblick/tollwut.html

https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/fr/home/krankheiten/krankheiten-im-ueberblick/tollwut.html

https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/krankheiten-im-ueberblick/tollwut.html
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/it/home/krankheiten/krankheiten-im-ueberblick/tollwut.html

Swiss Federal Office of Public Health FOPH – Hantavirus
Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG – Hantavirus
Office fédéral de la santé publique OFSP – Hantavirus
Ufficio federale della sanità pubblica UFSP – Hantavirus

https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/krankheiten-im-ueberblick/hanta.html
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/de/home/krankheiten/krankheiten-im-ueberblick/hanta.html
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/fr/home/krankheiten/krankheiten-im-ueberblick/hanta.html
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/it/home/krankheiten/krankheiten-im-ueberblick/hanta.html

Hazards Inherent in Work Involving Milgram’s Ape (Homo Sapiens)

Behavioral Study of Obedience, Stanley Milgram
https://www.demenzemedicinagenerale.net/pdf/MilgramOriginalWork.pdf

Researchers and Organisations

Bat Tree Habitat Key

http://battreehabitatkey.co.uk

Bat Rehabilitation Ireland

https://batrehabilitationireland.ie

Stiftung Wildstation Landshut 

https://www.wildstation.ch

Goedele Verbeylen 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Goedele-Verbeylen

Conor Kelleher
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Conor-Kelleher-3

Natuurpunt

https://www.natuurpunt.be

Nedko Nedyalkov
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nedko-Nedyalkov

Fledermausschutz at Zoo Zürich (Bat Rehabilitation at Zürich Zoo)
https://www.zoo.ch/de/naturschutz-tiere/naturschutzprojekte/fledermaeuse

Tearmann Dúlra Gleann Garbh / Glengarriff Nature Reserve

https://www.glengarriffnaturereserve.ie

Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center (available in English)
https://batsukraine.org/en/

Naturmuseum Solothurn
https://naturmuseum-so.ch/

Reed D. Crawford
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Reed-Crawford-2

Thomas Briner

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas-Briner

Irene Weinberger
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Irene-Weinberger-2

Martin Jones

https://pythonforbiologists.com

Pascal Hermes

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pascal-Hermes

Francis Schwarze

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francis-Schwarze

Myomimus roachi

Nedko Nedyalkov’s work on Roach’s Mouse-tailed Dormouse (Myomimus roachi)

Updated distribution of the elusive Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse, Myomimus roachi Bate, 1937 (Mammalia: Rodentia: Gliridae) in Bulgaria

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328969045_Updated_distribution_of_the_elusive_Roach’s_mouse-tailed_dormouse_Myomimus_roachi_Bate_1937_Mammalia_Rodentia_Gliridae_in_Bulgaria

Ecology and biology of the Roach’s Mouse-tailed Dormouse (Myomimus roachi, Bate 1937)

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359983597_Ecology_and_biology_of_the_Roach’s_Mouse-tailed_Dormouse_Myomimus_roachi_Bate_1937

Thermal Stability of Bat Roosts and Boxes

Improving the science and practice of using artificial roosts for bats
Reed D. Crawford and Joy M. O’Keefe

https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cobi.14170

Avoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes

Reed D. Crawford and Joy M. O’Keefe

https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/csp2.412

Stephen R. Griffiths et al.

Chainsaw-Carved Cavities Better Mimic the Thermal Properties of Natural Tree Hollows than Nest Boxes and Log Hollows

Griffiths, Lentini, Semmens, Watson, Lumsden and Robert

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/5/235

Interaction Between Fungi and Trees

Schwarze, Francis (2008). Diagnosis and Prognosis of the Development of Wood Decay in Urban Trees.

Rowville: ENSPEC.

Schwarze, Francis, Julia Engels and Claus Mattheck (2012). Fungal Strategies of Wood Decay in Trees.

Berlin: Springer Verlag

Endangered species in Belgium

The IUCN Red List of mammals in Flanders
De IUCN Rode Lijst van de zoogdieren in Vlaanderen
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272149298_De_IUCN_Rode_Lijst_van_de_zoogdieren_in_Vlaanderen

Non-flying mammals in the Walloon Region: population trends.
Les mammifères non volants de la Region wallonne: tendances des populations.
(Eliomys and Muscardinus were not assessed because data deficient.)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270105416_Les_mammiferes_non_volants_de_la_Region_wallonne_tendances_des_populations

Brussels Red List

No official red list because the area is too small.

Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius

Nest site selection and use of other habitats by the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in Voeren (Flanders)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339130760_Nest_site_selection_and_use_of_other_habitats_by_the_hazel_dormouse_Muscardinus_avellanarius_in_Voeren_Flanders

PTES Hazel dormouse ecology
https://ptes.org/campaigns/dormice/about-hazel-dormice/hazel-dormouse-ecology/

Garden Dormouse Eliomys quercinus

They’re often in a hole: opportunistic nest site selection by garden dormice (Eliomys quercinus) in Flanders and Brussels

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/383848247_They’re_often_in_a_hole_opportunistic_nest_site_selection_by_garden_dormice_Eliomys_quercinus_in_Flanders_and_Brussels

Through thickets and treetops: unveiling habitat habits of garden dormice (Eliomys quercinus) in Flanders and Brussels

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/383848424_Through_thickets_and_treetops_unveiling_habitat_habits_of_garden_dormice_Eliomys_quercinus_in_Flanders_and_Brussels

Pteromys volans

The Web Service of the Red List of Finnish Species
Punaisen kirjan verkkopalvelu
Webbtjänsten för Rödlistan
https://punainenkirja.laji.fi/en
https://punainenkirja.laji.fi/
https://punainenkirja.laji.fi/sv

Red List of Finnish Species – Siberian Flying Squirrel – Pteromys volans
Punaisen kirjan verkkopalvelu – Liito-orava – Pteromys volans
Webbtjänsten för Rödlistan – Flygekorre – Pteromys volans
https://punainenkirja.laji.fi/en/results/MX.48243
https://punainenkirja.laji.fi/results/MX.48243
https://punainenkirja.laji.fi/sv/results/MX.48243

Finnish Species Information Centre – European Flying Squirrel / Siberian Flying Squirrel – Pteromys volans
Suomen Lajitietokeskus – Liito-orava – Pteromys volans
Finlands Artdatacenter – Flygekorre – Pteromys volans
https://laji.fi/en/taxon/MX.48243
https://laji.fi/taxon/MX.48243
https://laji.fi/sv/taxon/MX.48243

Wildlife Cameras

User-based design specifications for the ultimate camera trap for wildlife research – P.D.Meek and A.Pittet
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233885067_User-based_design_specifications_for_the_ultimate_camera_trap_for_wildlife_research

Use of camera traps for wildlife studies. A review
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266381944_Use_of_camera_traps_for_wildlife_studies_A_review

A guide for the use of remote cameras for wildlife survey in northern Australia
https://nesplandscapes.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/5.2.4_a_guide_to_use_of_remote_cameras_for_wildlife_surveys_final_web.pdf

The Sentinel Bait Station: an automated, intelligent design pest animal baiting system
https://www.publish.csiro.au/wr/WR22183

Marcella Kelly: How do I choose the right camera trap(s) based on interests, goals, and species?
Professor Marcella Kelly, Virginia Tech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TwumyA7wtc

Open Standards

Camtrap DP: an open standard for the FAIR exchange and archiving of camera trap data
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376385409_Camtrap_DP_an_open_standard_for_the_FAIR_exchange_and_archiving_of_camera_trap_data

An Open Standard for Camera Trap Data

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311478659_An_Open_Standard_for_Camera_Trap_Data

Open Source Bat Detectors

Open Acoustic Devices AudioMoth
https://www.openacousticdevices.info/audiomoth

π•pistrelle and pippyg Bat Detectors – Apodemus Pipistrelle Mini and Apodemus Pippyg
https://www.pippyg.com/pipistrelleprev.html

Photovoltaic Power Sources

Boyd A. Hutchison and Detlef R. Matt
The Distribution of Solar Radiation Within a Deciduous Forest
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ecological Monographs (1977) 47: pp. 185-207
https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/33609/noaa_33609_DS1.pdf

Modeling of solar radiation and sub-canopy light regime on forest inventory plots of mixed conifer and deciduous temperate forests using point clouds from personal laser scanning
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037811272400478X

Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Solar Photovoltaics
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/56487.pdf

Assessing the carbon footprint of photovoltaic modules through the EU Ecodesign Directive
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038092X23002219

Co2 Emissions Of Silicon Photovoltaic Modules – Impact of Module Design and Production Location
Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE
https://publica.fraunhofer.de/entities/publication/73be8304-0dcf-4d23-a86d-58d1ddaaa76a

Comparing Electrical Energy Storage Technologies Regarding Their Material and Carbon Footprint
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/12/3386

The climatological relationships between wind and solar energy supply in Britain
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277334313_The_climatological_relationships_between_wind_and_solar_energy_supply_in_Britain

Kinetic Photovoltaic Facade System Based on a Parametric Design for Application in Signal Box Buildings in Switzerland
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369866624_Kinetic_Photovoltaic_Facade_System_Based_on_a_Parametric_Design_for_Application_in_Signal_Box_Buildings_in_Switzerland

Tilt Angle Optimization of Photovoltaic Panels
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8820549

Solar Radiation and Photovoltaic Electricity Potential in the European Union and other European Countries – Spreadsheets
https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/photovoltaic-geographical-information-system-pvgis/pvgis-data-download_en

TIDA-010042 400-W GaN-based MPPT charge controller and power optimizer reference design
https://www.ti.com/tool/TIDA-010042

Advancing Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency to 47.6% and Exploring the Spectral Versatility of III-V Photonic Power Converters
https://publica-rest.fraunhofer.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/ec4fb182-ed3e-4aa1-886e-4d67978cd456/content

Light spectral composition in a tropical forest: Measurements and model
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10842406_Light_spectral_composition_in_a_tropical_forest_Measurements_and_model

Energy Storage

The Impact of Recycling on Cradle-to-Gate Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Automotive Lithium-Ion Batteries
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232279798_The_Impact_of_Recycling_on_Cradle-to-Gate_Energy_Consumption_and_Greenhouse_Gas_Emissions_of_Automotive_Lithium-Ion_Batteries

A comparative life cycle assessment of lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries for grid energy storage
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652622016079

Trees and Health

Urban street tree biodiversity and antidepressant prescriptions

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79924-5#citeas

Neighborhood Greenness and 2-Year Changes in Body Mass Index of Children and Youth

https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(08)00734-4/fulltext

Health Benefits of Nature Experience: Psychological, Social and Cultural Processes
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228726586_Health_Benefits_of_Nature_Experience_Psychological_Social_and_Cultural_Processes

Effects of forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) on levels of cortisol as a stress biomarker: a systematic review and meta-analysis

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31001682/

The benefits of trees for livable and sustainable communities
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ppp3.39

Trees, Nature, Animals and Wellbeing

Viewing Nature Scenes Positively Affects Recovery of Autonomic Function Following Acute-Mental Stress
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3699874/

Viewing Landscapes Is More Stimulating Than Scrambled Images After a Stressor: A Cross-disciplinary Approach
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6992591/

Nurtured by nature – Psychological research is advancing our understanding of how time in nature can improve our mental health and sharpen our cognition
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/04/nurtured-nature

Effects of Area Developments on the Ecological Quality of the Surrounding Green Space in the City of Zurich, Lena Wunderlin
https://www.wsl.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/WSL/Ueber_die_WSL/Forschungsprogramme_Initiativen/Zentrum_Landschaft/Masterarbeiten_Zentrum_Landschaft/Wunderlin_Lena_Master_Thesis.pdf

Trees and Building Energy Consumption

Shade trees reduce building energy use and CO2 emissions from power plants

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749101002640?via%3Dihub

Evaluating the influence of urban trees and microclimate on residential energy consumption in Dublin neighbourhoods
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360132324012824

Residential building energy conservation and avoided power plant emissions by urban and community trees in the United States

https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/53420

Our Utilitarianist Framework

The Point of View of the Universe
Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and Peter Singer
https://www.utilitarianism.com/view-universe.pdf