Identification

Title

Impacts of Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) on seed dispersal services in Iberian Peninsula

Abstract

This data set describes the seed dispersal process of both invaded (presence of Linepithema humile) and non-invaded (absence of L. humile) ant communities. Data were collected from four field sites in and around Girona (41.9794° N, 2.8214° E), Northern Spain, during the summer months of 2014 (June-July) and 2015 (July-September). Experiment 1: Ant community structure of both invaded and non-invaded ant communities was determined using a series of pitfall and baiting traps. Experiment 2: Ant communities were presented with seeds (from eight plant species) via a cafeteria setup and the rate of removal was measured over 24 hours. Experiment 3: A series of 30.25 m2 grids were setup to determine the density (number of nests and number of foraging trails) of both invasive L. humile and native Pheidole pallidula ant species. Experiment 4: Seeds were presented to nests of both the invasive L. humile and native P. pallidula ant species, after 72 hours nests were excavated and the seeds were retrieved. Data was collected from all four experiments to test hypothesis about the dispersal ability of the dominant seed dispersing ant species in both invaded and non-invaded ant communities. Funding was received from a NERC-Case studentship (NE/K007076/1) and COST Action TD1209 (ECOST-STSM-TD1209: 070915-062123, 010715-062122, and 160614-046307) grant. Data provided in its raw format. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/375d5ea7-db23-408a-b8b3-1d4210256868

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/375d5ea7-db23-408a-b8b3-1d4210256868.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/download?fileIdentifier=375d5ea7-db23-408a-b8b3-1d4210256868

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/375d5ea7-db23-408a-b8b3-1d4210256868

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG

code identifying the spatial reference system

CRS:84

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Habitats and Biotopes

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2012-10-29

Keyword set

keyword value

Seed dispersal

ant-plant mutualism

invasive

Myrmecochory

Argentine ant

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-3.428

East bounding longitude

5.538

North bounding latitude

43.58

South bounding latitude

39.096

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2014-06-01

End position

2014-07-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-11-01

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Data was collected on the impacts of Linepithema humile on both ant community structure and seed dispersal ability. All data was collected in a systematic manner using a series of four independent experiments. Ant species identifications were verified by Dr Crisanto Gomez. Details of the experimental methodologies can be found in the supporting documentation.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Devenish, A. (2017). Impacts of Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) on seed dispersal services in Iberian Peninsula. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/375d5ea7-db23-408a-b8b3-1d4210256868

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Imperial College London

email address

a.devenish@imperial.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

Bristol University

email address

ajm.devenish@bristol.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

eidc@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

eidc@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

eidc@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2019-10-24T08:08:07

Metadata language