HABITAT SELECTION OF Marmosops incanus (LUND, 1841) (DIDELPHIMORPHIA, DIDELPHIDAE) IN THE SERRA DOS ÓRGÃOS NATIONAL PARK, ATLANTIC FOREST, SOUTHEAST BRAZIL
Abstract:Habitat selection is one of the mechanisms responsible for allowing species coexistence and, therefore, local richness of communities. This study investigates microhabitat selection by the opossum, Marmosops incanus, in a forested area in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. We measured microhabitat variables related to vegetation structure and inferred M. incanus abundance as a measure of habitat use. Eight microhabitat variables were measured in each trap station: litter, herbaceous and woody stems, rock outcroppi… Show more
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