Data for: Specialized feeding behavior of an endangered primate enhances forest health in China

This dataset contains raw data for the research work entitled \"Specialized feeding behavior of an Endangered primate enhances forest health in China,\" submitted to Ecology and Evolution. This dataset documents the ecological interactions between the endangered Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) and the lichen Usnea longissima, with a specific focus on forest health dynamics in China. The data is structured into five distinct components:
     1) Vegetation Health: Temporal monitoring of unhealthy branch proportions and lichen cover over 15 months.
     2) Microclimate: Meteorological records including solar radiation, temperature, and humidity across canopy gaps of five varying sizes over one year. Data is recorded every 30 minutes. 
     3) Biomass Distribution: Comparative biomass surveys of U. longissima across historical and current habitats with different local extinction timelines (0–40 years).       ..., , # Data for: Specialized feeding behavior of an endangered primate enhances forest health in China

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.0p2ngf2fn](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0p2ngf2fn)

## Description of the data and file structure

These data sets contain raw data for the research work entitled \"Specialized feeding behavior of an Endangered primate enhances forest health in China,\" submitted to Ecology and Evolution.

1\) \"Raw_Data-Harm_of_Unsea_longissima_on_trees.xlsx\" is the raw data for Figure 3-Temporal progression of unhealthy branch proportions in control and *U. longissima*-covered groups under varied treatments. 

2\) \"Meteorological_data_of_branches_pruned_quadrats.zip\" is the raw data for Figure 4-Simulated experiment to measure how the solar, heat, and water conditions vary with the size of canopy gaps.

3\) \"Raw_Data-Biomass_of_Usnea_longissima_in_five_habitats.xlsx\" is the raw data for Figure 5A-The biomass of *U. longissima* in the current habitats was significantly lower than...,