Anthropogenic disturbances simplify frugivory interactions in Amazonia

Frugivory interactions are essential ecological processes for the regeneration of tropical forests, ensuring ecosystem resilience following disturbances. However, little is known about how frugivory interactions are shaped by anthropogenic disturbances, especially in Amazonia – one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth. We investigate how selective logging and forest fires impact both arboreal and terrestrial frugivory interactions in Amazonian forests. We focus on four forest classes: Undisturbed, Logged, Logged-and-17y-burned (burned 17 years before sampling) and Logged-and-3y-burned (burned three years before sampling). We recorded 4670 frugivory interactions at the community level, in a sampling effort of 31 484 h. Undisturbed forests sustained a significantly higher number of species and interactions when compared to Logged-and-17y-burned forests. Selective logging and forest fires did not alter significantly the structural properties of the frugivory networks, which were high..., , # Anthropogenic disturbances simplify frugivory interactions in Amazonia

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.k0p2ngfjx](10.5061/dryad.k0p2ngfjx)

## Description of the data and file structure

# README - Frugivory Interaction Dataset

This dataset was collected to study frugivory interactions in 17 forest transects subjected to different levels of anthropogenic disturbance. The study aimed to assess the impact of logging and forest fire on plant-frugivore interactions in Amazonian forests.
### Files and variables

## File: `interaction_frequency.xlsx`

**Description**: This file presents a table in the Supplementary Material with the frequency of interactions in each forest class.

**Variables**:

* Interactions: Plant and animal species involved in the interaction (Plant species + Animal species).
* **Undisturbed forests** – Primary forests with no evidence of anthropogenic disturbances.
* **Logged forests** – Selectively logged primary forests.
* **Logged-and-17y-burned forests** – Selective...,