Title:
Site A and B VIP and conifer plots: Ant sausage bait community data
Access rights:
Free for members
Usage rights:
Usable citing the owners of the dataset
Published:
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Abstract:
Abundance count estimates of the ant community observed attending sausage baits laid out in summer 2024.
Design:
The 64 VIP plots from site A and B of the BEF-China tree diversity experiment were selected. At each site, the 32 VIP plots follow a broken-stick design, in which all tree species are represented as monocultures and are randomly combined into mixtures of increasing diversity. In addition, sampling was conducted at 20 conifer monoculture plots (also split across sites A and B). A ca. 5 g chicken sausage slice was left in the field for 5 hours on a plastic tray attached to the ground using an insect pin, with four replicates per plot at the corners of the inner 10 x 10 planting positions. Ants attending the sausage bait were counted 3 minutes before the end of the observation time. At the end of the observation time, voucher specimens were collected and directly transferred to 1 ml vials containing 90% ethanol. Voucher specimens were subsequently identified on (morpho)species level.
Spatial extent:
Sites A and B of BEF China main experiment
Temporal extent:
No information available
Taxonomic extent:
Ants (Formicidae)
Measurement cirumstances:
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Data analysis:
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Filter:
Dataset column
Name:
site
Definition:
Site of the BEF China main experiment; Datagroup description: site, plot, and direction together form a composite key uniquely identifying each sausage bait
Unit:
character
Datagroup:
Identifier
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
Sample values are not displayed because this column hasn't been approved yet.
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
plot
Definition:
Plot ID; Datagroup description: site, plot, and direction together form a composite key uniquely identifying each sausage bait
Unit:
character
Datagroup:
Identifier
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
Sample values are not displayed because this column hasn't been approved yet.
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
direction
Definition:
Indicates replicate position; Datagroup description: site, plot, and direction together form a composite key uniquely identifying each sausage bait
Unit:
character
Datagroup:
Identifier
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
Sample values are not displayed because this column hasn't been approved yet.
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
species
Definition:
Ant species; Datagroup description: Variables describing the biological community recorded per sample
Unit:
character
Datagroup:
Diversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
Sample values are not displayed because this column hasn't been approved yet.
Dataset column
Name:
n_minor
Definition:
Number of individuals of minor caste; Datagroup description: Variables describing the biological community recorded per sample
Unit:
integer
Datagroup:
Diversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
Sample values are not displayed because this column hasn't been approved yet.
Contributors:
Spitz, J., Felix Knorr
Dataset column
Name:
n_major
Definition:
Number of individuals of major caste; Datagroup description: Variables describing the biological community recorded per sample
Unit:
integer
Datagroup:
Diversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
Sample values are not displayed because this column hasn't been approved yet.
Contributors:
Spitz, J., Felix Knorr
Dataset column
Name:
n_else
Definition:
Number of individuals belonging to non-ant arthropod taxa recorded at the bait; Datagroup description: Variables describing the biological community recorded per sample
Unit:
integer
Datagroup:
Diversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
Sample values are not displayed because this column hasn't been approved yet.
Contributors:
Spitz, J., Felix Knorr
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