Plant palatability and orthopteran communities along an elevation gradient

<b>When using these datasets, please cite the following reference: </b><br>Descombes, P., Marchon, J., Pradervand, J.-N., Bilat, J., Guisan, A., Rasmann, S., &amp; Pellissier, L. (2017). Community-level plant palatability increases with elevation as insect herbivore abundance declines. <i>Journal of Ecology</i>, 105, 142–151. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12664<br>Details on the data sampling are fully described in the aforementioned reference.<br>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). <br>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. <br>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.<br>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. <br>