Attractiveness of exotic invasive plants can disconnect native plants from their floral visitors

Exotic invasive plant species (EIP) threaten ecosystem diversity and stability through competition for abiotic resources with native plant species. They can also compete for pollinators, as native floral visitors can incorporate EIP floral resources (i.e., pollen and nectar) in their diets, potentially shifting their foraging behaviour away from the native flora. To decipher how EIP attract native floral visitors and the potential competition between EIP and native plants for pollinators, we focused on five major exotic invasive plant species in Europe: Buddleja davidii, Impatiens glandulifera, Reynoutria japonica, Robinia pseudoacacia and Senecio inaequidens. We recorded in 16 sites in Belgium: (i) EIP floral visitors, (ii) EIP pollen carried by these visitors, and (iii) pollen from native plant species on these visitors. We showed that bees were the dominant visitors and pollen vectors for Impatiens glandulifera, Robinia pseudoacacia, and Buddleja davidii; hoverflies were the primary ..., , Dear Reader,

Please find attached the dataset related to the paper entitled \"Attractiveness of exotic invasive plants can disconnect native plants from their floral visitors\", published in Oikos.

The file *Data_final.csv*, contains information on all sampled specimens, their taxonomic identification, the plant species from which they were collected (corresponding to exotic invasive species, hereafter EIS), as well as a description of the pollen types identified on their bodies.

Description of Variables:

* ID: Unique identification number for each specimen (text).
* Locality: Site name where the specimen was collected (text).
* Plant of collecting: Latin name of the exotic invasive species (EIS) from which the specimen was collected (text).
* Latitude / Longitude: Coordinates of the sampled patch in a site (WGS 84, decimal degrees).
* Date: Sampling date (format: YYYY.MM.DD).
* Species: Latin name of the (morpho-)species identified (text).
* Family: Taxonomic family of the specimen...,