DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5562259
title: The Maliau Quantitative Inventory

description: <b>Description: </b>Circular plots with 50m radius and a single, 100m transect running across it; lat/long coordinates give the centre of the plot<b>Project: </b>This dataset was collected as part of the following SAFE research project: <b>The Maliau Quantitative Inventory</b><b>Permits: </b>These data were collected under permit from the following authorities:Sabah Biodiversity Centre (Research licence JKM/MBS.1000-2/2(133))<b>XML metadata: </b>GEMINI compliant metadata for this dataset is available here<b>Files: </b>This consists of 1 file: NHM_Quantitative_Inventory.xlsx<b>NHM_Quantitative_Inventory.xlsx</b>This file contains dataset metadata and 9 data tables:<b>Quadrat Data</b> (described in worksheet QuadratData)Description: Environmental data describing site conditions at each study plotNumber of fields: 7Number of data rows: 330Fields: <b>Plot</b>: Transect ID (Field type: location)<b>Quadrat</b>: Distance along the 100m transect bisecting the plot (Field type: numeric)<b>QuadratID</b>: Unique code for each quadrat (Field type: id)<b>Temperature</b>: Air temperature (Field type: numeric)<b>Soil_moisture</b>: Soil moisture (Field type: numeric)<b>Soil_Texture</b>: Soil texture (Field type: categorical)<b>Canopy_Density</b>: Canopy cover above the plot (Field type: categorical)<b>Deadwood survey</b> (described in worksheet Deadwood)Description: Survey of deadwood quantity. All deadwood items with diameter &gt; 0.5 cm and physically crossing a 100m transect bisecting the plot were individually labelled and their physical characteristics recorded.Number of fields: 5Number of data rows: 284Fields: <b>Plot</b>: Transect ID (Field type: location)<b>TransectDistance</b>: Distance along the transect where deadwood item occurred (Field type: numeric)<b>DeadwoodID</b>: Unique ID of deadwood item (Field type: id)<b>Diameter</b>: Diameter of the deadwood item (Field type: numeric)<b>Comments</b>: Notes on the general status of the deadwood item (Field type: comments)<b>Leaf litter ant communities</b> (described in worksheet LitterAnts)Description: Invertebrates were collected from 1m2 quadrats and extracted using Winkler bags. There wer 15 quadrats per plot, and data are aggregated to give number per 15m2. This worksheet records the composition of ant communities, while ordinal-level results are found in the 'MajorClades_LL' worksheet.Number of fields: 78Number of data rows: 22Fields: <b>Plot</b>: Transect ID (Field type: location)<b>Cerapach</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Aenictus</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Prionopl</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Myopopon</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Amblyopn</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Mystrium</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Probolom</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Discothr</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Procerat</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Gnamptog</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Rhytidop</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Odontomc</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Anochets</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Myopias</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Harpegnt</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Cryptopn</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Centromr</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Emeryopn</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Ponera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Hypoponr</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Platythr</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Leptogen</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Diacamma</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Odontopn</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Pachycon</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Acropyga</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Plagiolp</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Anoplolp</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Myrmoter</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Euprenol</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Pseudols</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Prenolep</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Nylander</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Parapart</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Paratrec</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Oecophyl</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Foreloph</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Camponot</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Polyrhac</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Dolichod</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Bothriom</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Loweriel</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Crematog</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Strumign</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Pyramica</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Eurhopal</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Myrmicar</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Carebara</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Meranopl</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Mayriell</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Monomori</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Rhopalom</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Solenops</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Cataulac</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Tetramor</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Pristomr</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Metapone</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Dacetinp</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Tetheamr</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Pheidolg</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Recurvid</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Vollenhv</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Lophomyr</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Calyptom</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Cardiocn</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Acanthom</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Proatta</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Dilobocn</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Lordomyr</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Vombisid</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Pheidole</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Aphaenog</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Rotastrm</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Secostrm</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Paratopl</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Leptanil</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Protanil</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Deadwood beetle samples</b> (described in worksheet Coleoptera)Description: Deadwood items recorded in worksheet 'Deadwood' were destructively sampled and all beetles were identifiedNumber of fields: 19Number of data rows: 42Fields: <b>Plot</b>: Transect ID (Field type: location)<b>TransectDistance</b>: Distance along the transect where beetles were collected (Field type: numeric)<b>DeadwoodID</b>: Unique ID of deadwood item; corresponds to 'DeadwoodID' in 'Deadwood' worksheet (Field type: id)<b>Carabinae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Cerylonidae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Corylophidae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Scolytinae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Elateridae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Endomychidae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Georissidae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Hydrophilidae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Limnichidae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Aleocharinae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Osoriinae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Oxytelinae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Pselaphinae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Scydmaeninae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Tenebrionidae</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Leiochrini</b>: Number of taxa found inside individual deadwood item (Field type: abundance)<b>Soil pit fauna</b> (described in worksheet MajorClades_SP)Description: Small soil pits (30cm wide x 30cm long x 5cm deep) were excavated and manually searched for invertebratesNumber of fields: 31Number of data rows: 210Fields: <b>Plot</b>: Transect ID (Field type: location)<b>QuadratID</b>: Unique code for each quadrat; corresponds to 'QuadratID' field in 'QuadratData' worksheet (Field type: id)<b>SP</b>: Code number for each replicate (Field type: replicate)<b>Coleoptera_Adults</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Coleoptera_Larvae</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Diptera</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Hemiptera</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Araneae</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Opiliones</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Isopoda</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Oligochaeta</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Hymenoptera</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Formicidae</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Mollusca</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Lepidoptera</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Chilipoda</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Diplopoda</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Thysanoptera</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Psocoptera</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Dermaptera</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Orthoptera</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Blattodea</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Leeches</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Plecoptera</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Neuoptera</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Trichoptera</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Mecoptera</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Odonata</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Siphonaptera</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Termites</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Pseudoscorpions</b>: Number of individuals in soil pits (30 cm wide x 30 cm long x 5 cm deep) (Field type: abundance)<b>Leaf litter community</b> (described in worksheet MajorClades_LL)Description: Invertebrates were collected from 1m2 quadrats and extracted using Winkler bags. There wer 15 quadrats per plot. From these samples, ants were extracted for more detailed identifications recorded in the 'LitterAnts' worksheet.Number of fields: 31Number of data rows: 210Fields: <b>Plot</b>: Transect ID (Field type: location)<b>QuadratID</b>: Unique code for each quadrat (Field type: id)<b>LL</b>: Code number for each replicate (Field type: replicate)<b>Coleoptera_Adults</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Coleoptera_Larvae</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Diptera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Hemiptera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Araneae</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Opiliones</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Isopoda</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Oligochaeta</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Hymenoptera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Formicidae</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Mollusca</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Lepidoptera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Chilipoda</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Diplopoda</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Thysanoptera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Psocoptera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Dermaptera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Orthoptera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Blattodea</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Leeches</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Plecoptera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Neuoptera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Trichoptera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Mecoptera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Odonata</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Siphonaptera</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Termites</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Pseudoscorpions</b>: Number of individuals in leaf litter quadrats (Field type: abundance)<b>Pitfall trap community</b> (des