Data used in: Can variation in seed removal patterns of Neotropical pioneer tree species be explained by local ant community composition? Selina A. Ruzi, Paul-Camilo Zalamea, Daniel P. Roche, Rafael Achury, James W. Dalling, and Andrew V. Suarez. Published in Biotropica The raw data belowground file is intended to document the dataset analyzed and to facilitate reanalysis. It contains raw incidence data of ant species captured in different samples collected from subterranean traps placed at different sites at Barro Colorado Island, Panama and associated either with seed caches from Neotropical pioneer tree species or control caches or passive traps. This file is used to generate belowground species accumulation curves, belowground sampling coverage, and species estimates between traps associated with control caches (bead caches and passive samples) and traps associated with seed caches. NA = data not available 1. Number of variables: 113 2. Number of cases/rows: 160 3. Variable List: Sample: The unique collection code associated with the trap. If the trap had no specimens in it during specimen process then it was given empty sample. Plot: One of five pre-established sites on Barro Colorado Island, Panama where sampling took place. Experiment: Defaults to "below" for this dataset as all traps were subterranean traps. Replicate: Which side of the pre-established plat traps were placed if known. Year: Sample collection year, YYYY. All was \code{2013} for this dataset. Season: Season in which the samples were collected. All in the "wet" season for this dataset. Position: Position the trap was placed with respect to the buried seed or bead cache if known. Species: Neotropical pioneer tree species. "OcPy" = Ochroma pyramidale, "ZaEk" = Zanthoxylum ekmanii, "CeLo" = Cecropia longipes, "glass" = silica bead control, "TrBl" = Trema micrantha black seed morph, "ApMe" = Apeiba membranaceae, "JaCo" = Jacaranda copaia, "passive" = passive control Sample_num: The number of samples this row represents. Data_type: The type of data that is represented here. Defaults to "binary" as this is incidence data. NeiHum: ant species - Neivamyrmex humilis LabCoe: ant species - Labidus coecus LabPra: ant species - Labidus praedator EciBur: ant species - Eciton burchellii foreli NeiMac: ant species - Neivamyrmex macrodentatus OdoMei: ant species - Odontomachus meinerti OdoBau: ant species - Odontomachus bauri Nyl001: ant species - Nylanderia sp. 001 NylGua: ant species - Nylanderia cf guatemalensis OdoChe: ant species - Odontomachus chelifer CamSer: ant species - Camponotus sericeiventris TecFul: ant species - Technomyrmex fulvus Pse001: ant species - Pseudomyrmex sp. 001 TapMel: ant species - Tapinoma melanocephalum DolBis: ant species - Dolichoderus bispinosus CamJTL004: ant species - Camponotus cf. JTL-004 sp 001 DolDeb: ant species - Dolichoderus debilis NeoVer: ant species - Neoponera verenae PacImp: ant species - Pachycondyla "impressa" -like MayCon: ant species - Mayaponera constricta PacHar: ant species - Pachycondyla harpax AztXan001: ant species - Azteca cf. xanthochroa sp. 1 AztNig002: ant species - Azteca "cf. nigro" sp. 002 NeoApi: ant species - Neoponera apicalis NeoLae: ant species - Neoponera laevigata PacJTL013: ant species - Pachycondyla JTL-013 Longino ms LepJTL002: ant species - Leptogenys JTL-002 GnaCon: ant species - Gnamptogenys continua EctTur: ant species - Ectatomma tuberculatum HypOpa: ant species - Hypoponera opacior GnaReg: ant species - Gnamptogenys regularis LepPun: ant species - Leptogenys punctaticeps WasAur: ant species - Wasmannia auropunctata EctRui: ant species - Ectatomma ruidum HylDen: ant species - Hylomyrma dentiloba CepUmb: ant species - Cephalotes umbraculatus SerAma: ant species - Sericomyrmex amabilis Myr002: ant species - Myrmicocrypta sp. 002 MycTar: ant species - Mycocepurus tardus Myr001: ant species - Myrmecocrypta sp. 001 CarJTL002: ant species - Carebara cf. JTL-002 eyclemm? CarBre: ant species - Carebara brevipilosa AphAra: ant species - Aphaenogaster araenoides TranGil: ant species - Tranopelta gilva MycZet: ant species - Mycetomoellerius zeteki ParBug: ant species - Paratrachymyrmex bugnioni RogFor: ant species - Rogeria foreli ParCor: ant species - Paratrachymyrmex cornetzi CypRim: ant species - Cyphomyrmex rimosus CypDix: ant species - Cyphomyrmex cf. dixus CypMin: ant species - Cyphomyrmex minutus CypSal: ant species - Cyphomyrmex salvini CypCos: ant species - Cyphomyrmex costatus MycCur: ant species - Mycocepurus curvispinosus MycIst: ant species - Mycetomoellerius isthmicus AttCol: ant species - Atta colombica StrElo: ant species - Strumigenys elongata StrZet: ant species - Strumigenys zeteki StrCar: ant species - Strumigenys carinithorax StrMar: ant species - Strumigenys marginiventris CreFla: ant species - Crematogaster flavosensitiva NeiIri: ant species - Neivamyrmex cf. iridescens EciHam: ant species - Eciton hamatum CepBas: ant species - Cephalotes basalis CepSet: ant species - Cephalotes setulifer RasArh: ant species - Rasopone arhuaca MegSp001: ant species - Megalomyrmex sp. 001 CarUri: ant species - Carebara urichi WasRoc: ant species - Wasmannia rochai SolCfPic: ant species - Solenopsis cf. picea SolSp008: ant species - Solenopsis sp. 008 SolSp007: ant species - Solenopsis sp. 007 SolMolCom: ant species - Solenopsis molesta complex SolCfPyg: ant species - Solenopsis cf. pygmaea SolCfBic: ant species - Solenopsis cf. bicolor SolCfBre: ant species - Solenopsis cf. brevicornis SolCfPol: ant species - Solenopsis cf. pollux SolCfCas: ant species - Solenopsis cf. castor SolCfZet: ant species - Solenopsis cf. zeteki SolCfVin: ant species - Solenopsis cf. vinsoni PheSim: ant species - Pheidole simonsi PheDas: ant species - Pheidole dasypyx Phe091927: ant species - Pheidole sp. 009_019_027) PhePug: ant species - Pheidole pugnax PheGlo: ant species - Pheidole glomericeps PheCol: ant species - Pheidole colobopsis PheMul: ant species - Pheidole multispina Phe011423: ant species - Pheidole sp. 001_014_023 Phe0216: ant species - Pheidole sp. 002_016 Phe031: ant species - Pheidole sp. 031 PheMid: ant species - Pheidole midas PheSen: ant species - Pheidole sensitiva PheCfAvi: ant species - Pheidole cf. avia Phe015: ant species - Pheidole sp. 015 PheRug: ant species - Pheidole rugiceps SolTer: ant species - Solenopsis terricola PheZet: ant species - Pheidole zeteki PheSus: ant species - Pheidole susannae Phe025: ant species - Pheidole sp. 025 PheCfNit: ant species - Pheidole cf. nitidicollis PheSub: ant species - Pheidole subarmata Phe028: ant species - Pheidole sp. 028 PheFim: ant species - Pheidole fimbriata