Data from Ribeiro et al. 2019: Different trophic groups of arboreal ants show differential responses to resource supplementation in a Neotropical savanna

This dataset contains information about a manipulative field study where arboreal ant species were sampled directly on different supplements and also, foraging on plants by pitfall traps. <br>Methods:<br>We haphazardly assigned 32 plots (20 x 20 m) in Brazil’s Serra do Cipó National Park to receive one of four supplement treatments (Protein, CHO; Protein+CHO and water as a control) on all trees for a 7-day period in each of the wet and dry seasons. We sampled ants on supplements on the second and seventh day of the experiment and also the foraging ants on trees a week before and again during the first two days of supplementation<br>本数据集涵盖一项操控性野外实验的相关数据，该实验针对树栖蚂蚁（arboreal ant）类群开展两类采样：其一为直接在不同营养补充物上采集蚂蚁，其二为通过陷阱诱捕法（pitfall traps）采集植物上的觅食蚂蚁。 方法： 我们在巴西Serra do Cipó国家公园内随机分配32块20×20米的样地，分别在湿季与旱季各开展一轮为期7天的实验：为每块样地内所有树木施加四种补充处理之一（分别为蛋白质、碳水化合物（CHO）、蛋白质+碳水化合物，以及以水作为对照）。实验期间，我们分别在实验的第2天与第7天对补充物上的蚂蚁进行采样；同时分别在补充处理施加前一周，以及施加后的前两日采集树木上的觅食蚂蚁。