Replication Data for: Small rodent monitoring at Birkebeiner road, Norway

We provide a dataset of small rodent observations that show fluctuating population dynamics across an elevation gradient (300 m to 1,100 m a.s.l) and in contrasting habitats. This dataset encompasses three peaks of the typical 3-4-year vole population cycles; the number of small rodents and shrews captured show synchrony and peaked in years 2014, 2017, and 2021. The bank vole Myodes glareolus was by far (87%) the most common species trapped, but also other species were observed (including shrews). We provide digital data collection forms and highlight the importance of long-term data collection.

本数据集收录小型啮齿类动物观测数据，展现了海拔梯度（300米至1100米，a.s.l，即above sea level）及不同生境下的种群动态波动特征。该数据集涵盖了典型3-4年周期田鼠种群波动的三个峰值；捕获的小型啮齿类与鼩鼱的种群数量呈现同步性，并于2014年、2017年及2021年达到峰值。诱捕所得物种中，棕背䶄（Myodes glareolus）占比高达87%，为绝对优势物种，同时观测到包括鼩鼱在内的其他类群。本数据集附带数字化数据采集表单，并强调了长期数据采集工作的重要性。