Glirids are arboreal rodents that are difficult to monitor due to their nocturnal activity and their relatively low density. We compared results from footprint tunnels with those from two other monitoring methods (nest boxes and nesting tubes) for three dormouse species in an occupancy framework. Footprint tunnels performed better than the other two methods for the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius and the edible dormouse Glis glis, and were the only method which detected the garden dormouse Eliomys quercinus. Our findings provide evidence to support the effectiveness of footprint tunnels in monitoring the occurrence of dormouse species in comparison with other methods.

中文翻译：

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足迹隧道可有效检测睡鼠物种

li虫是树栖啮齿动物，由于它们的夜间活动和相对较低的密度而难以监测。我们将占用通道中三种睡房物种的足迹隧道的结果与其他两种监测方法（巢箱和嵌套管）的结果进行了比较。榛树睡鼠Muscardinus avellanarius和食用睡鼠Glis glis的足迹隧道表现优于其他两种方法，是唯一可以检测到花园睡鼠Eliomys quercinus的方法。我们的发现提供了证据，与其他方法相比，可以支持足迹隧道在监测休眠物种中的有效性。