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>

本数据集涵盖一项控制性野外操控实验的相关数据，实验中研究人员直接在不同补充饵料上采集树栖蚂蚁（arboreal ant）样本，同时采用陷捕器（pitfall traps）采集植物上的觅食蚂蚁。
实验方法：
研究人员在巴西塞拉多西波国家公园（Serra do Cipó National Park）内随机划定32个20×20米的样地，在湿季与干季各开展一轮为期7天的实验。每轮实验中，为所有树木施加四种补充饵料处理之一：蛋白质组、碳水化合物（CHO）组、蛋白质+碳水化合物组，以及以水作为对照的对照组。实验期间，研究人员分别于实验第2天和第7天采集补充饵料上的蚂蚁样本；同时，在补充饵料施加前一周，以及补充饵料施加的前两日，采集树上的觅食蚂蚁样本。