Data from: Community-level plant palatability increases with elevation as insect herbivore abundance declines

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posted on 2019-08-21, 11:24 authored by Patrice DescombesPatrice Descombes, Jérémy Marchon, Pradervand Jean-Nicolas, Julia Bilat, Antoine Guisan, Sergio Rasmann, Loïc Pellissier

When using these datasets, please cite the following reference:

Descombes, P., Marchon, J., Pradervand, J.-N., Bilat, J., Guisan, A., Rasmann, S., & Pellissier, L. (2017). Community-level plant palatability increases with elevation as insect herbivore abundance declines. Journal of Ecology, 105, 142–151. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12664

Details on the data sampling are fully described in the aforementioned reference.

DataOrtho.txt: This dataset contains the richness and abundance of 175 orthopteran (Ensifera and Caelifera) communities sampled along an elevation gradient in the Swiss Alps (only above 1000m).

DataOrtho_Total.txt: This dataset contains the richness and abundance of 190 orthopteran (Ensifera and Caelifera) communities sampled along an elevation gradient in the Swiss Alps.
DataTrait_Species.txt: This dataset contains the leaf traits (SLA, LDMC, C:N, leaf palatability) collected for 287 species along an elevation gradient in the Swiss Alps.
DataTrait_CWM.txt: This dataset contains the community weighted mean of the traits (SLA, LDMC, C:N, leaf palatability) calculated for 307 plant communities along an elevation gradient in the Swiss Alps.