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RESOURCES
The
database currently contains datasets on species interactions from several
communities in different parts of the world. Data currently available are
for a variety of interaction types, includying
plant-pollinator, plant-frugivore, plant-herbivore, plant-ant mutualist and
predator-prey interactions. Our goal is to expand the database to make it
a repository of data on any kind of interactions.
These
data come from studies in which all species in a particular location, or
a substantial subset, were studied and interactions recorded. Of course,
the data are very heterogeneous in terms of quality, sampling effort, and
sampling methodology, but are still extremely useful for some kinds of
studies.
Below
is a list of the datasets that we have been able to compile so far.
Hopefully, as more studies are published and as more members contribute
their own datasets, the database will grow. If you select the link of one
of the datasets, you will find a more detailed description of the
particular study, and a link to the actual data.
When
downloading a dataset, you will be able to choose among text and Excel
formats. Most webs are "bipartite webs", which consist of two
groups that are assumed to interact with species in the other group but
not with species in their own group (e.g., plants and insect herbivores).
For each dataset, you will be presented with an "interaction
matrix", in which columns represent one group (e.g., plants) and
rows represent the other group (e.g., pollinators); you will be able to
choose between text and MS Excel formats. The exception to this format
are predator-prey (food) webs, which are "one-mode" webs,
represented by a symmetric interaction matrix with all species listed in
both columns and rows. If you have any problems downloading the data,
please let us know.
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Available datasets:
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Host-parasite
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Plant-ant
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Plant-herbivore
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Plant-pollinator
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Plant-seed disperser
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Predator-prey
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Anemone-fish
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ANEMONE-FISH WEBS
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Dataset
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Habitat type
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Location
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Data type
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# anemones
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# fish
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Ollerton
et al. (2007)
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Coral reefs
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East coast of Africa and the Red Sea through
the Indian
Ocean to the western Pacific, and from southeastern
Australia to the latitude of Tokyo
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binary
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10
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26
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HOST-PARASITE
WEBS
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Dataset
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Habitat
type
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Location
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Data type
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# hosts
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# parasites
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Aishihik
Lake
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Freshwater lake
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Yukon Territory,
Canada
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prevalence and intensity of infection
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7
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29
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Cold
Lake
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Freshwater lake
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Alberta, Canada
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prevalence and intensity of infection
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10
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40
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Lake of the Woods
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Freshwater lake
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Ontario, Canada
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prevalence
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31
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144
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McGregor River
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River
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British Columbia, Canada
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prevalence and intensity of infection
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14
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51
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Parsnip
River
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River
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British Columbia, Canada
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prevalence and intensity of infection
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17
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53
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Lake Huron
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Freshwater lake
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Labrador, Canada
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prevalence
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33
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97
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Smallwood
Reservoir
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Freshwater reservoir
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Ontario, Canada
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prevalence and intensity of infection
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6
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25
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See
also Carpinteria food web
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PLANT-ANT WEBS
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PLANT-HERBIVORE
WEBS
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Dataset
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Habitat
type
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Location
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Data type
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# plants
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# herb.
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Joern
(1979)
(2 webs)
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Arid grasslands
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Marathon,Trans-Pecos, Texas,
USA
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binary
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54
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24
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Arid grasslands
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Altuda, Trans-Pecos, Texas, USA
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binary
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52
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22
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Leather
(1991) (2 webs)
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Whole country
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Finland
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binary
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5
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64
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Whole country
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Britain
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binary
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6
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88
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PLANT-POLLINATOR
WEBS
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Dataset
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Habitat
type
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Location
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Data type
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# plants
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# pollin
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Arroyo et al. (1982)
(3 webs)
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Andean scrub
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Chile
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binary
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87
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98
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Andean scrub
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Chile
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binary
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43
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62
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Andean scrub
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Chile
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binary
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41
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28
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Barrett and Helenurm (1987)
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Boreal forest
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Canada
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individuals caught
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12
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102
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Clements
and Long (1923)
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Montane forest and grassland
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USA
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binary
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96
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276
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Dupont et al. (2003)
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High-altitude desert
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Tenerife, Canary Islands
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binary
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11
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38
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Elberling
and Olesen (1999)
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Alpine subarctic community
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Sweden
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no. visits
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23
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118
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Hocking
(1968)
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Arctic community
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Canada
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binary
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29
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86
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Kaiser-Bunbury et
al. (2009)
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Heathland habitat heavily invaded by
introduced plants
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Mauritius
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rates
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135
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74
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Heathland habitat from which introduced plants
were removed
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Mauritius
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rates
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100
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64
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Kaiser-Bunbury et
al. (2017)
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Seychelles restoration networks
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Seychelles
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no. visits and visitation frequency
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Kato et al. (1990)
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Beech forest
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Japan
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individuals caught
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93
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679
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Kevan
(1970)
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High Arctic
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Lake Hazen, Ellesmere Island, Northern
Territory, Canada
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no. visits
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32
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115
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Inouye
and Pyke (1988)
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Montane forest
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Australia
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individuals caught
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42
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91
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McMullen
(1993)
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Multiple communities
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Galápagos Islands
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binary
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106
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54
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Medan et al. (2002)
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Xeric scrub
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Laguna Diamante, Mendoza,
Argentina
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binary
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21
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45
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Woody riverine vegetation and xeric scrub
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Río Blanco, Mendoza, Argentina
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binary
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23
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72
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Memmott (1999)
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Medow
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Bristol, U.K.
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frequency of visits
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25
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79
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Mosquin
and Martin (1967)
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Arctic community
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Canada
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individuals caught
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11
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18
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Motten
(1982)
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Deciduous forest
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USA
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no. visits
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13
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44
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Olesen et al. (2002)
(2 webs)
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Coastal forest
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Mauritius Island
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no. visits
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14
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13
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Rocky cliff and open herb community
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Azores Islands
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no. visits
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10
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12
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Ollerton
et al. (2003)
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Upland grassland
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KwaZulu-Natal region, South Africa
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individuals caught
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9
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56
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Ramírez and Brito (1992)
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Palm swamp
community
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Venezuela
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binary
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33
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53
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Robertson (1929)
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Agricultural area dominated by crops, with
some natural forest and pasture
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USA
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binary
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456
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1429
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Schemske et al. (1978)
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Maple-oak woodland
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USA
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no. visits
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7
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32
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Small
(1976)
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Peat bog
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Canada
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individuals caught
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13
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34
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Vázquez
and Simberloff
(2002)
(8 webs)
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Evergreen montane forest
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Argentina
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no. visits
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10
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29
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Evergreen montane forest
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Argentina
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no. visits
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9
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33
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Evergreen montane forest
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Argentina
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no. visits
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9
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27
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Evergreen montane forest
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Argentina
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no. visits
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10
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29
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Evergreen montane forest
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Argentina
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no. visits
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8
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35
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Evergreen montane forest
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Argentina
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no. visits
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8
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26
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Evergreen montane forest
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Argentina
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no. visits
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7
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24
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Evergreen montane forest
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Argentina
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no. visits
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8
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27
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Vizentin-Bugoni
et al. (2016)
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Atlantic Forest
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Brazil
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Dataset
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Habitat
type
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Location
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Data type
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# plants
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# birds
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Beehler
(1983)
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Forest
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Papa New Guinea
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no. visits
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31
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9
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Poulin
et al. (1999)
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Semideciduous tropical forest
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Central Panama
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fruits removed
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13
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11
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Scheleuning
et al. (2010)
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Primary montane tropical rainforest
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Kakamega Forest, Western Province, Kenya
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no. visits
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19
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71
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Secondary montante tropical rainforest
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Kakamega Forest, Western Province, Kenya
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no. visits.
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14
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57
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Canopy
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Kakamega Forest, Western Province, Kenya
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no. visits
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15
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71
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Midstory
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Kakamega Forest, Western Province, Kenya
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no. visits
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8
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34
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Understory
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Kakamega
Forest, Western Province, Kenya
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no. visits
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10
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33
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Snow
and Snow (1971)
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Neotropical forest
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Trinidad
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no. visits
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65
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14
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Snow
and Snow (1988)
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no. visits
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22
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20
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Sorenson
(1981)
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Temperate woodland
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Britain
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no. visits
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12
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PREDATOR-PREY
(FOOD) WEBS
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Reference
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Dataset
name
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Habitat type
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Location
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Data type
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#
species
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Lafferty
et al. (2006)
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Carpinteria
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Salt marsh
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Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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binary
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128
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Thompson
and Townsend (multiple sources)
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Akatore
A
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Pine forest
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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85
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Akatore
B
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Pine forest
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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58
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Catlins
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Pine forest
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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49
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Berwick
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Pine forest
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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79
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Venlaw
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Pine forest
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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69
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Narrowdale
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Pine forest
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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71
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Blackrock
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Pasture
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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87
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Broad
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Pasture
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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95
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Canton
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Pasture
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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109
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DempstersSu
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Tussock
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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107
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DempstersAu
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Tussock
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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86
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DempstersSp
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Tussock
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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97
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German
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Tussock
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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86
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Healy
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Tussock
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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96
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LilKyeburn
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Tussock
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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78
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Stony
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Tussock
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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113
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SuttonSu
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Tussock
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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92
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SuttonAu
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Tussock
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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83
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SuttonSp
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Tussock
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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79
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Kyeburn
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Tussock
grassland
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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98
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NorthCol
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Broadleaf
forest
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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78
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Powder
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Broadleaf
forest
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Otago,
New Zealand
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binary
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78
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Troy
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Pine forest
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Maine, USA
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binary
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78
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Martins
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Pine forest
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Maine, USA
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binary
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105
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Coweeta17
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Pine forest
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North Carolina, USA
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binary
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71
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Coweeta1
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Pine forest
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North Carolina, USA
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binary
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58
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