Field vole  (Microtus agrestis)

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Glossary

  • Biodiversity: short for biological diversity, biodiversity is a term used to define the great diversity of life on earth. For more on biodiversity see the IUCN's Biodiversity is Life website at http://www.iucn.org/bil/whatis.html

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (May 2002) http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. The Mammal Society, field vole fact sheet. (August 2002) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/field_vole.shtml
  3. The Environment Agency (1998) Species and Habitats Handbook. The Environment Agency, Bristol.
  4. Buisson, R. (2001). Habitat Management News. British Wildlife12 (4): 272.
  5. Macdonnald, D. W. & Tattersall, F. T. (2001) Britain's mammals- the challenge for conservation. The Wildlife Conservation research Unit, Oxford University. www.wildcru.org
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