Stratified sampling enhances the understanding of bat–fruit networks in the southern Atlantic Forest

This repository brings together the datasets and scripts used to investigate bat-plant interactions along the vertical gradient of an Atlantic Forest in northern Paraná, Brazil. It includes raw and processed data, as well as R scripts for analyzing ecological interactions.
This dataset was collected to investigate the dissimilarity of frugivorous bat assemblages, plant species, and their interactions across different forest strata in a conserved Atlantic Forest environment in southern Brazil. The data were generated to evaluate whether sampling focused on a single vertical stratum, such as the understory, provides an accurate or biased characterization of bat–fruit interaction patterns.
Sampling was conducted monthly between September 2013 and August 2014 in the Salto Morato Natural Reserve, Paraná state, comprising 12 sampling campaigns and 61 sampling nights. Bats were captured using mist nets simultaneously deployed in three forest strata (understory, subcanopy, and canopy), allowing..., , # Stratified sampling enhances the understanding of bat–fruit networks in the southern Atlantic Forest

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.m905qfvg5](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.m905qfvg5)

## Description of the data and file structure

This dataset was collected to investigate the dissimilarity of frugivorous bat assemblages, plant species, and their interactions across different forest strata in a conserved Atlantic Forest environment in southern Brazil. The data were generated to evaluate whether sampling focused on a single vertical stratum, such as the understory, provides an accurate or biased characterization of bat–fruit interaction patterns.

Sampling was conducted monthly between September 2013 and August 2014 in the Salto Morato Natural Reserve, Paraná state, comprising 12 sampling campaigns and 61 sampling nights. Bats were captured using mist nets simultaneously deployed in three forest strata (understory, subcanopy, and canopy), allowing a stratified assessment of frugivorous b...,

本数据集仓库整合了用于探究巴西巴拉那州北部大西洋森林（Atlantic Forest）垂直梯度上蝙蝠与植物相互作用的数据集与代码脚本。仓库包含原始与预处理后的数据，以及用于分析生态相互作用的R语言脚本。

本数据集采集自巴西南部一处保存完好的大西洋森林生境，旨在探究不同森林林层（forest strata）中食果蝙蝠（frugivorous bat）类群、植物物种及其相互作用的差异。本次数据生成的目的在于评估：仅针对单一垂直林层（如下层）进行采样，能否准确表征蝙蝠-果实相互作用模式，抑或会带来偏倚。

采样工作于2013年9月至2014年8月期间，每月在巴拉那州萨尔托莫拉托自然保护区开展，共计完成12次采样批次与61个采样夜。研究人员采用同时布设至3个森林林层（下层、亚冠层与冠层）的雾网捕获蝙蝠，以此实现对食果蝙蝠的分层评估……# 分层采样提升对巴西南部大西洋森林蝙蝠-果实网络的认知

数据集DOI：[10.5061/dryad.m905qfvg5](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.m905qfvg5)

## 数据与文件结构说明

本数据集采集自巴西南部一处保存完好的大西洋森林生境，旨在探究不同森林林层中食果蝙蝠类群、植物物种及其相互作用的差异。本次数据生成的目的在于评估：仅针对单一垂直林层（如下层）进行采样，能否准确表征蝙蝠-果实相互作用模式，抑或会带来偏倚。

采样工作于2013年9月至2014年8月期间，每月在巴拉那州萨尔托莫拉托自然保护区开展，共计完成12次采样批次与61个采样夜。研究人员采用同时布设至3个森林林层（下层、亚冠层与冠层）的雾网捕获蝙蝠，以此实现对食果蝙蝠的分层评估……