Atlantic flower–invertebrate interactions: A data set of occurrence and frequency of floral visits
Authors: Boscolo Danilo , Nobrega Rodrigues Bárbara , Ferreira Patrícia Alves , Lopes Luciano Elsinor , Tonetti Vinicius Rodrigues , Reis dos Santos Isabela Cristhina , Hiruma‐Lima Juliana Akemi , Nery Laura , Baptista de Lima Karoline , Perozi Jéssica , Freitas André Victor Lucci , Viana Blandina Felipe , Antunes‐Carvalho Caio , Amorim Dalton de Souza , Freitas de Oliveira Favízia , Groppo Milton , Absy Maria Lúcia , de Almeida‐Scabbia Renata Jimenez , Alves‐Araújo Anderson , de Amorim Felipe Wanderley , Antiqueira Pablo Augusto Poleto , Antonini Yasmine , Aoki Camila , dos Santos Aragão Daniele , Balbino Tais Cristina Teixeira , da Silva Ferreira Bandeira Michele , Barbosa Bruno Corrêa , de Vasconcellos Barbosa Maria Regina , Baronio Gudryan Jackson , Barros Leví Oliveira , Beal‐Neves Mariana , Bertollo Victor Martins , de Melo Bezerra Antonio Diego , Buzatto Cristiano Roberto , Carneiro Liedson Tavares , Caron Edilson , Carpim Camila Silva , Carvalho Emanuela Simoura , Carvalho Tuane Letícia , Carvalho‐Leite Ludimila Juliele , Cascaes Mainara Figueiredo , de Castro Flávio Siqueira , Cavalleri Adriano , Cazetta Eliana , Cerezini Monise Terra , Coelho Luís Francisco Mello , Colares Renato , Cordeiro Guaraci Duran , Cordeiro Juliana , da Silva Corrêa Angela Maria , da Costa Fernanda Vieira , Covre Cléber , Cruz Renata Drummond Marinho , Cruz‐Neto Oswaldo , Correia‐da‐Rocha‐Filho Léo , Delabie Jacques Hubert Charles , da Costa Dórea Marcos , do‐Nascimento Viviany Teixeira , Alves dos‐Santos Jean Miguel , Duarte Marcelo , Duarte Marília Cristina , Duarte Olívia Maria Pereira , Dutilh Julie Henriette Antoinette , Emerick Betina Pereira , Fabiano Gabrielly dos Santos , Farache Fernando Henrique Antoniolli , de Faria Ana Paula Gelli , Fernandes Geraldo Wilson , Maria Abreu Ferreira Pedro , Ferreira‐Caliman Maria Juliana , Ferreira Lívia Maria Negrini , Filgueira de Sá Túlio Freitas , Franceschinelli Edivani Villaron , Franco‐Assis Greice Ayra , Fregolente Faracco Mazziero Frederico , Freitas Breno Magalhães , Freitas Joelcio , Galastri Natália Arias , Galetto Leonardo , Garcia Caroline Tito , Amela García María Teresa , Garcia Nicole Luize , Garófalo Carlos Alberto , Gélvez‐Zúñiga Irene , Goldas Camila da Silva , Guerra Tadeu José , Guerra Tânia Mara , Harter‐Marques Birgit , Hipólito Juliana , Kamke Rafael , Klein Ricardo Pablo , Koch Elmo Borges de Azevedo , Landgref‐Filho Paulo , Laroca Sebastião , Leandro Cristiane Martins , Lima Reinanda , de Lima Taysla Roberta Almeida , Lima‐Verde Luiz Wilson , de Lírio Elton John , Lopes Ariadna Valentina , Luizi‐Ponzo Andrea Pereira , Machado Isabel Cristina Sobreira , Machado Tatiana , Magalhães Fabrício Severo , Mahlmann Thiago , Mariano Cléa dos Santos Ferreira , Marques Thamy Evellini Dias , Martello Felipe , Martins Celso Feitosa , Martins Mauricio Nogueira , Martins Rafael , Mascarenhas André Luiz Santos , de Assis Mendes Geovana , Mendonça Milton de Souza , Menini Neto Luiz , Milward‐de‐Azevedo Michaele Alvim , Miranda Adrianne Oliveira , Montoya‐Pfeiffer Paula María , Moraes Andreza Magro , Moraes Bruna Borges , Moreira Eduardo Freitas , Morini Maria Santina , Moure‐Oliveira Diego , De Nadai Letícia Fabri , Nagatani Victor Hideki , Nervo Michelle Helena , de Siqueira Neves Frederico , de Novais Jaílson Santos , Araújo‐Oliveira Évellyn Silva , de Oliveira João Henrique Figueredo , Pacheco‐Filho Alípio José de Souza , Palmieri Luciano , Pareja Martin , Passarella Marcella de Almeida , Passos Nayra da Mata , Paulino‐Neto Hipólito Ferreira , Luna Peixoto Ariane , Pereira Luciana Carvalho , Pereira Rodrigo Augusto Santinelo , Pereira‐Silva Brenda , Pincheira‐Ulbrich Jimmy , Pinheiro Mardiore , Piratelli Augusto João , Podgaiski Luciana Regina , Polizello Diego Santos , Prado Lívia Pires do , Prezoto Fabio , Quadros Franciele Rosset de , Queiroz Elisa Pereira , Glebya Maciel Quirino Zelma , Rabello Ananza Mara , Rabeschini Gabriela Beatriz Pereira , Ramalho Monna Myrnna Mangueira , Ramos Flavio Nunes , Rattis Ludmila , Rezende Luiz Henrique Gonçalves de , Ribeiro Caroline , Robe Lizandra Jaqueline , Rocha Ely Márley de Souza Ribeiro , Rodrigues Ricardo Ribeiro , Romero Gustavo Quevedo , Roque Nádia , Sabino William de Oliveira , Sano Paulo Takeo , Reis Patricia da Silva Santana , dos Santos Fernando Silva , Alves dos Santos Isabel , dos Santos Francisco de Assis Ribeiro , Silva dos Santos Igor , Sartorello Ricardo , Schmitz Hermes José , Sigrist Maria Rosângela , Silva Junior Juvenal Cordeiro , Silva Ana Carolina Granero e , da Silva Carolina Veronese Corrêa , Alves Vieira Silva Beatriz Symara , Silva Bruna Leticia de Freitas , Silva Cláudia Inês , da Silva Fabiana Oliveira , Silva Jéssica Luiza Souza e , Silva Nathalia Sampaio , da Silva Otávio Guilherme Morais , Silva Neto Carlos de Melo e , Silva Neto Edito Romão , Silveira Denise , Silveira Maxwell Souza , Singer Rodrigo Bustos , Soares Leiza Aparecida Souza Serafim , Locatelli de Souza Evelise Márcia , de Souza Jana Magaly Tesserolli , Steiner Josefina , Teixeira‐Gamarra Mara Cristina , Trentin Bruno Alves , Varassin Isabela Galarda , Vila‐Verde Gabriel , Yoshikawa Vania Nobuko , Zanin Elisabete Maria , Galetti Mauro , Ribeiro Milton Cezar 
Published: October 2022

AbstractEncounters between flowers and invertebrates are key events for the functioning of tropical forests. Assessing the structure of networks composed of the interactions between those partners leads to a better understanding of ecosystem functioning and the effects of environmental factors on ecological processes. Gathering such data is, however, costly and time‐consuming, especially in the highly diverse tropics. We aimed to provide a comprehensive repository of available flower–invertebrate interaction information for the Atlantic Forest, a South American tropical forest domain. Data were obtained from published works and “gray literature,” such as theses and dissertations, as well as self‐reports by co‐authors. The data set has ~18,000 interaction records forming 482 networks, each containing between one and 1061 interaction links. Each network was sampled for about 200 h or less, with few exceptions. A total of 641 plant genera within 136 different families and 39 orders were reported, with the most abundant and rich families being Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Rubiaceae. Invertebrates interacting with these plants were all arthropods from 10 orders, 129 families, and 581 genera, comprising 2419 morphotypes (including 988 named species). Hymenoptera was the most abundant and diverse order, with at least six times more records than the second‐ranked order (Lepidoptera). The complete data set shows Hymenoptera interacting with all plant orders and also shows Diptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Hemiptera to be important nodes. Among plants, Asterales and Fabales had the highest number of interactions. The best sampled environment was forest (~8000 records), followed by pastures and crops. Savanna, grasslands, and urban environments (among others) were also reported, indicating a wide range of approaches dedicated to collecting flower–invertebrate interaction data in the Atlantic Forest domain. Nevertheless, most reported data were from forest understory or lower strata, indicating a knowledge gap about flower–invertebrate interactions at the canopy. Also, access to remote regions remains a limitation, generating sampling bias across the geographical range of the Atlantic Forest. Future studies in these continuous and hard‐to‐access forested areas will yield important new information regarding the interactions between flowers and invertebrates in the Atlantic Forest. There are no copyright restrictions on the data set. Please cite this data paper if the data are used in publications and teaching events.