Data from: Search for top-down and bottom-up drivers of latitudinal trends in insect herbivory in oak trees in Europe
Data files
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Valdés-Correcher_et_al._2020_GEB.csv
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Abstract
This file correspond to the dataset that has being used in the article ‘Search for top-down and bottom-up drivers of latitudinal trends in insect herbivory in oak trees in Europe’ by Valdés-Correcher et al. 2020 published in Global Ecology and Biogeography. Variables included in the dataset :
Variable |
Detailed explanation of the variables |
Tree_ID |
Identity given to each oak |
Partner_ID |
Identity given to each scientific and school partner |
Partner type |
Type of partner as there were scientific partners and also school partners |
Country |
Country where the oak was sampled |
Latitude and Longitude |
Coordinates of the oak sampled |
Installation |
Date where plasticine caterpillars were installed |
Survey |
The survey when plasticine caterpillars were checked for predation activity |
Removal |
Date when caterpillars were removed from the oak |
Caterpillars attacked by birds |
Number of caterpillars that were attacked by birds in each survey |
Caterpillars installed |
Total number of caterpillars installed in each oak in each survey |
Leaf damage |
The percentage of leaf area that was consumed |
or mined by insect herbivores (averaged leaf damage at the oak level) |
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Incidence of leaf-miners |
The proportion of leaves with leaf-mines |
Incidence of gall-inducers |
The proportion of leaves with galls |
Miners.1 |
Number of leaves with mines |
Miners.0 |
Number of leaves without mines |
Galls.1 |
Number of leaves with galls |
Galls.0 |
Number of leaves without galls |
Year |
Year when oak was sampled |
Spring temperature (amj) |
The mean temperature from April to June |
Spring Precipitation (amj) |
The mean precipitation from April to June |
Circumference of the tree |
Circunference of the oak at 1.30m |
Bird predation |
Ratio of % attacked caterpillars on exposition period |
Lignin (mg g⁻¹ ) |
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Condensed tannins (mg g⁻¹ ) |
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Hydrolysable tannins (mg g⁻¹ ) |
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Flavonoids (mg g⁻¹ ) |
Leaf traits including leaf phenolics and nutritional traits |
Soluble sugar (g L⁻¹) |
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Cellulose (g) |
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N:P ratio |
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C:N ratio |
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Methods
The paper to which is associated this dataset present all the metodology that was followed to collect all the data.