Habitat association in the critically endangered Mangshan pit viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis), a species endemic to China.

ABSTRACT: Habitat directly affects the population size and geographical distribution of wildlife species, including the Mangshan pit viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis), a critically endangered snake species endemic to China. We searched for Mangshan pit viper using randomly arranged transects in their area of distribution and assessed their habitat association using plots, with the goals of gaining a better understanding of the habitat features associated with P. mangshanensis detection and determining if the association with these features varies across season. We conducted transect surveys, found 48 individual snakes, and measured 11 habitat variables seasonally in used and random plots in Hunan Mangshan National Nature Reserve over a period of 5 years (2012-2016). The important hab

SUBMITTER: Zhang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7334975 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature