Habitat parameters

Habitat structures impact species´ occurrence, abundances and community structures⁴². In our study, we considered habitat structures for each transect. Habitat parameters were recorded (counted and estimated) every 20 m along each transect. We estimated the following habitat parameters: Canopy cover (percentage of leaf cover vs. sky measured with the CanopeoApp); herb, shrub and tree cover (percentage coverage of each layer within a radius of 3 m); flowers on herbs, shrubs and trees (estimated within a radius of 3 m, and subsequently allocated to the classes 0, 1–10, 11–50, 51–100 and > 100 flowers); occurrence of Lantana camara shrub, and exotic trees (estimated coverage within a radius of 3 m, and subsequently allocated to the classes 0 (no), 1 (rare), 2 (present) and 3 (dominant), respectively); and water availability (presence/absence) within a radius of 3 m. All raw data of habitat parameters are provided in Appendix ^S5.