Subtle structures with not-so-subtle functions : a data set of arthropod constructs and their host plants.
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2022
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The construction of shelters on plants by arthropods might influence other
organisms via changes in colonization, community richness, species composi-
tion, and functionality. Arthropods, including beetles, caterpillars, sawflies,
spiders, and wasps often interact with host plants via the construction of shel-
ters, building a variety of structures such as leaf ties, tents, rolls, and bags; leaf
and stem galls, and hollowed out stems. Such constructs might have both an
adaptive value in terms of protection (i.e., serve as shelters) but may also exert
a strong influence on terrestrial community diversity in the engineered and neighboring hosts via colonization by secondary occupants. Although different
traits of the host plant (e.g., physical, chemical, and architectural features)
may affect the potential for ecosystem engineering by insects, such effects have
been, to a certain degree, overlooked. Further analyses of how plant traits
affect the occurrence of shelters may therefore enrich our understanding of
the organizing principles of plant-based communities. This data set includes
more than 1000 unique records of ecosystem engineering by arthropods, in the
form of structures built on plants. All records have been published in the liter-
ature, and span both natural structures (91% of the records) and structures
artificially created by researchers (9% of the records). The data were gathered
between 1932 and 2021, across more than 50 countries and several ecosystems,
ranging from polar to tropical zones. In addition to data on host plants and
engineers, we aggregated data on the type of constructs and the identity of
inquilines using these structures. This data set highlights the importance of
these subtle structures for the organization of terrestrial arthropod communi-
ties, enabling hypotheses testing in ecological studies addressing ecosystem
engineering and facilitation mediated by constructs. There are no copyright
restrictions and please cite this paper when using the data in publications.
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Caterpillars, Ecosystem engineering, Insects, Leaf galls, Leaf rolls
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PEREIRA, C. C. et al. Subtle structures with not-so-subtle functions: a data set of arthropod constructs and their host plants. Ecology, v. 103, 2022. Disponível em: <https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecy.3639>. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2022.