Search for top-down and bottom-up drivers of latitudinal trends in insect herbivory in oak trees in Europe

This file correspond to the dataset that has being used in the article ‘Search for top-down and bottom-up drivers of latitudinal trends in insect herbivory in oak trees in Europe’ by Valdés-Correcher et al. 2020 published in Global Ecology and Biogeography. Variables included in the dataset :

Variable

Detailed explanation of the variables

Tree_ID

Identity given to each oak

Partner_ID

Identity given to each scientific and school partner

Partner type

Type of partner as there were scientific partners and also school partners

Country

Country where the oak was sampled

Latitude and Longitude

Coordinates of the oak sampled

Installation

Date where plasticine caterpillars were installed

Survey

The survey when plast...