Subtle structures with not‐so‐subtle functions: A data set of arthropod constructs and their host plants

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Climate variability and aridity modulate the role of leaf shelters for arthropods: A global experiment

“…We considered our sites spatially independent, as 94% of them were at least 500 km apart from each other. A detailed description of the sites, including environment, plant features and arthropods surveyed, is provided in Table S1, Table S2, Appendix S2, and in Pereira et al (2022).…”

“…Each experiment was conducted in the season of highest local arthropod activity (e.g., spring-summer and/or warm/ wet conditions). We considered our sites spatially independent, as S1, Table S2, Appendix S2, and in Pereira et al (2022).…”

“…Many structural refuges are the by‐product of activity of organisms known as ecosystem engineers (Jones et al, 1997; Romero et al, 2015). For instance, stem borers and bark beetles make stem and trunk galleries, gallers manipulate plant physiology to produce galls, and various arthropods (e.g., caterpillars, aphids, mites, and thrips) build leaf shelters, such as leaf rolls and ties, thus providing refuge to many other plant‐dwelling organisms in terrestrial ecosystems (Appendix S1; Cornelissen et al, 2015; Lill & Marquis, 2007; Lima et al, 2013; Pereira et al, 2022; Priest et al, 2021; Vieira & Romero, 2013; Wang et al, 2012). The role of leaf‐rolling engineers as biodiversity amplifiers can be even stronger in dry seasons and extend to the entire plant.…”

Avaliando a diversidade de insetos galhadores e seus efeitos como engenheiros de ecossistemas no Cerrado

“…Neste sentido, a presença das galhas artificiais contribui significativamente para uma maior heterogeneidade do habitat, de forma similar aos efeitos das galhas naturais. Este resultado está de acordo com a nossa hipótese de que a presença de galhas aumenta a diversidade de artrópodes, fato já relatado em estudos da mesma natureza (e.g., Pereira et al , 2022. No entanto, nosso estudo adicionou uma inovação através da manipulação experimental, selecionando plantas onde as galhas não estavam naturalmente presentes, e com isso, conseguimos avaliar o efeito aditivo das galhas artificiais para artrópodes em um outro conjunto de plantas.…”