Examines the impact of habitat loss on opossum trophic responses in fragmented forests, indicating ecological implications.
, potentially hampering its ecological role as a seed disperser, especially in more degraded landscapes. Although the opossum exhibits high adaptability to landscape alterations through trophic plasticity, even small patches might be crucial for their populations in highly fragmented landscapes due to their reliance on forest resources.
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