Identification

Title

Impacts of Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) on seed dispersal services in Jonkershoek, Cape Floristic Region South Africa

Abstract

This dataset 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 Jonkershoek Nature Reserve (33°55'51"S, 18°51'16"E) in South Africa, during the summer months of 2014 (November-December), 2015 (January-February), and 2017 (January-February). - 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 twelve plant species) via a cafeteria setup and the rate of removal was measured over three hours. - Experiment 3: Seeds were presented to nests of both the invasive L. humile and six native ant species, after 24 hours nests were cast with dental plaster and excavated. The seeds were retrieved, and their burial depths were recorded. Data were collected from all three 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 Varley-Gradwell Travelling Fellowship. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/ecd04881-fd86-45e2-99e1-f0ec61324329

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/ecd04881-fd86-45e2-99e1-f0ec61324329

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/ecd04881-fd86-45e2-99e1-f0ec61324329.zip

name: Supporting information

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

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/ecd04881-fd86-45e2-99e1-f0ec61324329

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

WGS 84

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2012-10-29

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Seed dispersal

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

18.5

East bounding longitude

18.52

North bounding latitude

-33.55

South bounding latitude

-33.57

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2014-11-01

End position

2017-02-28

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2019-10-11

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 three independent experiments. Details of the experimental methodologies can be found in the supporting documentation, and online through the Bristol thesis repository.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

© Natural Environment Research Council

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

Imperial College London

email address

a.devenish@imperial.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

2019-11-27T12:49:31

Metadata language