Diet Composition and Trophic Interactions of Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae) Revealed by DNA Metabarcoding in Forest Ecosystems of Mongolia

This dataset contains the metadata Excel files, R analysis scripts, and documentation for the research paper titled: "Diet Composition and Trophic Interactions of Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae) Revealed by DNA Metabarcoding in Forest Ecosystems of Mongolia." Contents of Data.zip:- Metadata Files (4 Excel files): Detailed specimen records, sampling location metadata, and sequencing metadata across 13 provinces in Mongolia.- R Scripts (5 R scripts): Scripts used for bioinformatic processing, community diversity analysis (iNEXT, vegan), network visualization (bipartite), and statistical modeling.- README.txt: Comprehensive guide on file structures, variables, and usage instructions. Associated Raw Data:All raw Illumina sequencing reads are deposited in the NCBI Sequence Read Archive (SRA) under BioProject accession PRJNA1552588.