Title:
Community level data for Wang et al. 2020
Access rights:
Free within projects
Usage rights:
Please contact Andreas Schuldt for usage permission
Published:
No information available
Abstract:
We used DNA-barcoding to identify herbivore-host plant associations along declining levels of tree diversity in a large-scale, subtropical biodiversity experiment. We tested for effects of tree species richness, host functional and phylogenetic diversity, and host functional (leaf trait) and phylogenetic composition and composition, and leaf trait composition on taxonomicspecies, phylogenetic, and network composition of herbivore communities.Our data from six sampling periods represent 6821 mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences of lepidopteran larvae, clustered into 447 molecular operational taxonomic units.
Design:
Lepidopteran larvae were collected six times in 2017 and 2018 (April, June and September in each year). We collected all caterpillars by beating individual trees and knocking down resident insects. Lepidopteran caterpillars are much more restricted in their mobility than adult and flying insects and have a high probability of being collected from the trees they actually feed on (see also Wardhaugh et al., 2012). We beat the trees with a padded stick over a white sheet (1.5 m × 1.5 m) and collected all caterpillars knocked down from the trees (Schuldt et al., 2014). We sampled all trees in the first rows of each plot for a total 80 living trees in each plot.
Spatial extent:
Main Experiment
Temporal extent:
2017-2018
Taxonomic extent:
No information available
Measurement cirumstances:
No information available
Data analysis:
No information available
Filter:
Dataset column
Name:
plot
Definition:
Study plot identifier; Datagroup description: Reasearch plots of the Biodiversity - Ecosystem functioning experiment (BEF-China). There are three main sites for research plots in the BEF Experiment: Comparative Study Plots (CSP) in the Gutianshan Nature Reserve, having a size of 30x30m^2, measured on the ground. Main Experiment plots have a size of 1 mu, which is about 25x25m^2 in horizontal projection. Pilot Study Plots have a size of 1x1 m^2. Research plots on the main experiment have a "p" in front of their IDs and then a 6 digit code: Plots in the main sites A and B are named according to their position in the original spreadsheet, in which they were designed. They consist of 6 digits: _1st digit_: Site (1:A, 2:B), _digit 2and3_: southwards row: as in spreadsheets the rows are named from the top to the bottom; _digit 4 and 5_: westward column: as in the original spreadsheet, but the letters are converted to numbers (A=01, B=02); _6th digit_: indicator, if the plot has been shifted a quarter mu. Example: "p205260": "p" means that this is a plot that is specified. "2" means, that we are at site B. Now the coordinates of the south - west corner: "0526". Since "e" is the fifth letter of the alphabet, this is Plot E26. The last digit "0" means that this plot was not moved by a quarter of a Mu, as some sites in Site A. The 6th digit can also indicate the subplot within the plot. "5", "6", "7", "8" indicate the northwest, northeast, southeast, and southwest quarter plot respectively.
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
BEF research plot name
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
A_C32 |
A_E34 |
A_E33 |
A_F21 |
A_E31 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
site
Definition:
Study site identifier
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
BEF research plot name
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
A |
B |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
abun
Definition:
Observed abundance of caterpillars
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Organism count
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
126 |
127 |
119 |
135 |
121 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
observed.div
Definition:
Observed number of caterpillar OTUs
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
17 |
15 |
16 |
18 |
13 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
pdtr_ul
Definition:
PD of trees based on ultramatric tree
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Phylogenetic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
128.051917 |
128.051916 |
128.051918 |
128.051915 |
1058.315459 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
mpdtr_ul
Definition:
MPD of trees based on ultramatric tree
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Phylogenetic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0 |
100.9922827 |
129.5415955 |
104.9812657 |
112.9539268 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
mntdtr_ul
Definition:
MNTD of trees based on ultramatric tree
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Phylogenetic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
153.3255404 |
161.8298556 |
112.0513391 |
0 |
112.390097 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
PD_ul
Definition:
PD of caterpillars based on ultramatric tree
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Phylogenetic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1.383838 |
1.428528 |
1.222181 |
1.222183 |
1.072558 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
MPD_ul
Definition:
MPD of caterpillars based on ultramatric tree
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Phylogenetic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.214170402 |
0.171521462 |
0.064496 |
0.205042338 |
0.214138727 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
MNTD_ul
Definition:
MNTD of caterpillars based on ultramatric tree
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Phylogenetic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.073014686 |
0.068533105 |
0.074001893 |
0.052530737 |
0.073815919 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
treerichness
Definition:
Tree species richness
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Tree species identifier in the Main Experiment design
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
2 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
16 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
elevation
Definition:
Mean elevation of plots
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Enviromental variable
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
119.32 |
128.58 |
123.6 |
129.89 |
115.42 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
eastness
Definition:
Mean eastness of plots
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Enviromental variable
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.056170076 |
0.009424692 |
0.135888539 |
0.076022988 |
0.005759608 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
northness
Definition:
Mean northness of plots
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Enviromental variable
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.052335875 |
0.075674794 |
-0.048849849 |
0.032457342 |
-0.107999327 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
slope
Definition:
Mean slope of plots
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Enviromental variable
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
19.76 |
19.48 |
19.27 |
17.88 |
21.66 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
func_div_rao
Definition:
Functional diversity of tree species
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Functional biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.043444606 |
0.206639115 |
0 |
0.328368278 |
0.318838804 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cwm_la
Definition:
Community-weighted mean of leaf area
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
11295.77 |
1217.88 |
1471.06 |
11482.83836 |
1474.460006 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cwm_sla
Definition:
Community-weighted mean of specific leaf area
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
10.55883991 |
10.42 |
10.12 |
10.02 |
10.02286443 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cwm_ldmc
Definition:
Community-weighted mean of leaf dry matter content
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
308.25 |
321.0450644 |
312.76 |
319.69 |
354.3 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cwm_n
Definition:
Community-weighted mean of leaf nitrogen
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1.406695571 |
1.38 |
1.36 |
1.44 |
1.466087197 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cwm_c
Definition:
Community-weighted mean of leaf carbon
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
41.41 |
44.47679907 |
44.98 |
45.24 |
44.1 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cwm_cn
Definition:
Community-weighted mean of leaf C:N ratio
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
21.97 |
24.08435942 |
20.17 |
23.77 |
21.01907563 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cwm_leaftough
Definition:
Community-weighted mean of leaf toughness
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.14 |
0.13 |
0.152046535 |
0.12 |
0.11 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cwm_treevol
Definition:
Community-weighted mean of tree wood volume
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.367226947 |
0.095665669 |
0.10205064 |
0.611533531 |
0.320980075 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cwm_k
Definition:
Community-weighted mean of leaf potassium
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
10781.76925 |
10787.57 |
10958.61 |
10850.28201 |
11157.1 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cwm_mg
Definition:
Community-weighted mean of leaf magnesia
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
2322.7 |
2408.53 |
10467.75415 |
11474.72 |
2321.96 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cwm_ca
Definition:
Community-weighted mean of leaf calcium
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
27084.75 |
128853.7324 |
28896.5 |
145630 |
32043.04036 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cwm_na
Definition:
Community-weighted mean of leaf sodium
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1045.428771 |
1069.43 |
1005.701453 |
1038.49 |
1029.831068 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cwm_p
Definition:
Community-weighted mean of leaf phosphorus
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
301.1 |
289.48 |
302.13 |
263.62 |
300.54 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
nmds.phylo1
Definition:
NMDS scores of trees for phylogenetic composition
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
-14.60258231 |
-10.93263295 |
-10.40791201 |
-13.02246855 |
14.12982624 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
nmds.phylo2
Definition:
NMDS scores of trees for phylogenetic composition
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
-116.1035279 |
-115.9227541 |
-10.8134611 |
-0.169746464 |
0.067044846 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
nmds.comp1
Definition:
NMDS scores of trees for species composition
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.305144736 |
-0.277916747 |
-0.396498647 |
0.442234238 |
0.03751779 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
nmds.comp2
Definition:
NMDS scores of trees for species composition
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.125880181 |
-0.212889171 |
-0.147389511 |
-0.145878349 |
-0.076587869 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
longitude
Definition:
longitude of plots
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Enviromental variable
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
117.90637844 |
117.90555687 |
117.90611314 |
117.90690902 |
117.90664373 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
latitude
Definition:
latitude of plots
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Enviromental variable
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
29.0836902001 |
29.0842146026 |
29.0840537573 |
29.0841944781 |
29.0841141306 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
linkage density
Definition:
linkage density
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Network index at community level
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1.444940787 |
10.60131784 |
1.392943465 |
11.0869375 |
12.34562356 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
generality.HL
Definition:
Weighted generality
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Network index at community level
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1.106785789 |
1 |
1.084272566 |
1.115664697 |
1.039215686 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
vulnerability.LL
Definition:
Weighted vulnerability
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Network index at community level
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
10.03965333 |
13.36245573 |
15.43644702 |
11.24443854 |
13.85537206 |
Contributors:
No information available
No information available
No information available
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Filter:
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Filter:
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