DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3229214
title: Landscape and habitat data for Tetramorium ant species from Cordonnier et al. 2019 Landscape Ecology

description: This README accompanies the file "data_Cordonnier_LandEcol.txt"

Associated publication : 

Multi-scale impacts of urbanization on species distribution within the genus <br>
<em>Tetramorium </em>- Landscape Ecology<br>
M. Cordonnier, C. Gibert, A. Bellec, B. Kaufmann, G. Escarguel

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The data are in table form with TABs as variables field delimiters so they can <br>
be readily imported in any statistical package or spreadsheet program. Please, <br>
contact me if you need the file formatted otherwise. 

This file includes a description of the variables.

The individuals described in this file were identified to species and analyzed for climate variables in

Cordonnier, M., Bellec, A., Dumet, A., Escarguel, G., & Kaufmann, B. (2019). <br>
Range limits in sympatric cryptic species: a case study in Tetramorium pavement <br>
ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) across a biogeographical boundary. Insect <br>
Conservation and Diversity, 12(2), 109-120.<br>
 

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Variable names and descriptions

ID    Sample name<br>
X    Longitude in  WGS 84  (World Geodetic System 1984)  decimal degrees rounded to 5 decimal places<br>
Y    Latitude in  WGS 84  (World Geodetic System 1984) decimal degrees rounded to 5 decimal places<br>
SZ    Name of the sampling area sensu Cordonnier et al. (2019)<br>
SP    Species identification based on mtDNA COI gene<br>
PI10    Percentage of impervious surfaces within a 10 m buffer around the sample<br>
PI30    Percentage of impervious surfaces within a 30 m buffer around the sample<br>
PI500    Percentage of impervious surfaces within a 500 m buffer around the sample<br>
MH1    Presence / absence of full soil with vegetation    <br>
MH2    Presence / absence of pavement    <br>
MH3    Presence / absence of unstabilized material (sand. gravel. compacted soil <br>
    with pebbles or small rocks)    <br>
MH4    Presence / absence of wood or root    <br>
MH5    Presence / absence of litter (woodchips or dead leaves)    <br>
MH6    Presence / absence of curb    <br>
MH7    Presence / absence of building    <br>
MH8    Presence / absence of feature (p.ex. lamp post. elec. pole. large rock)    <br>
MH9    Presence / absence of ditch or strong slope

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Please contact me at:

Marion Cordonnier<br>
e-mail: marion.cordonnier@hotmail.com

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description: {"references": ["Multi-scale impacts of urbanization on species distribution within the genus\u00a0 Tetramorium - Landscape Ecology M. Cordonnier, C. Gibert, A. Bellec, B. Kaufmann, G. Escarguel", "Cordonnier, M., Bellec, A., Dumet, A., Escarguel, G., & Kaufmann, B. (2019).\u00a0 Range limits in sympatric cryptic species: a case study in Tetramorium pavement\u00a0 ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) across a biogeographical boundary. Insect\u00a0 Conservation and Diversity, 12(2), 109-120."]}