BEF-China | Main Experiment: Sugars in extrafloral nectar of tree species in the main experiment, 2012

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Title:

Main Experiment: Sugars in extrafloral nectar of tree species in the main experiment, 2012

Access rights:

Free for public

Usage rights:

This data is open access as long as the original publication is properly cited: Staab, M., Methorst, J., Peters, J., Blüthgen, N. & Klein, A.M. (2016): Tree diversity and nectar composition affect arthropod visitors on extrafloral nectaries in a diversity experiment. Journal of Plant Ecology. online first. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtw017.

Published:

Staab, M., Methorst, J., Peters, J., Blüthgen, N. & Klein, A.M. (2016): Tree diversity and nectar composition affect arthropod visitors on extrafloral nectaries in a diversity experiment. Journal of Plant Ecology. online first. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtw017.

Abstract:

Extrafloral nectar (EFN) is rich in sugars and amino acids and mediates the protection-for-food mutualism between EFN-plants and ants. We analyzed (via HPLC) 8 samples for the 2 EFN-tree species (Ailanthus altissima, Triadica cochinchinensis) planted in the BEF-China main experiment and provide data on sugar concentrations (unit: nmol/ml) in EFN. The data help to uncover differing patterns in ant-visitation rates that may feed back to tree growth. Please see Staab et al., 2016, Journal of Plant Ecology (doi:10.1093/jpe/rtw017) for more details on sampling and for analytical protocols.

Design:

see Staab et al., 2016, Journal of Plant Ecology (doi:10.1093/jpe/rtw017)

Spatial extent:

BEF-China Main Experiment

Temporal extent:

No information available

Taxonomic extent:

Ailanthus altissima, Triadica cochinchinensis

Measurement cirumstances:

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Data analysis:

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