uid=KBS,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=orgalluid=sbohm,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=orgallpublicreadhttps://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datasets/188.emlJacksonHelmsMichigan State University

49060US

helmsivj@msu.edu0000-0001-6709-6770NicholasHaddadMichigan State University

3700 E Gull Lake DriveHickory Corners49060US

haddad@kbs.msu.edu0000-0002-1591-9322JacksonHelmsMichigan State University

49060US

helmsivj@msu.edu0000-0001-6709-6770principal contact2026-04-12

original data source http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datasets/188

LTERKBSKellogg Biological StationHickory CornersMichiganGreat LakesPopulationsLTER Core Research Areafarmingbiotahttps://apps.usgs.gov/thesaurus/thesaurus-full.php?thcode=15This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/CC-BY-4.0The areas around the Kellogg Biological Station in southwest Michigan-85.404699-85.36685742.42026542.391019Kellogg Biological StationData Managerlter.data.manager@kbs.msu.eduhttp://lter.kbs.msu.edu02vkce854KBS LTERprogramNational Science Foundationhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000001DEB 2224712https%3A%2F%2Fnsf.gov%2Fawardsearch%2FshowAward%3FAWD_ID%3D2224712%26HistoricalAwards%3Dfalsehttps://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datatables/608Kellogg Biological Station LTER: Ant Richness (KBS134-001)Ant+Richnes.csvNone281\ncolumn,no"\https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datatables/608.csvplotPlot sampledPlot sampledstationstation sampledstation sampledsamplingroundthe sampling round a occured before cthe sampling round a occured before ctreatmentshort description of the treatmentshort description of the treatmenttraptypethe type of trap usedthe type of trap usedactivityan estimate of activity (number of worker ants)numberintegerrichnessant richness (number of species)numberintegertraps_start_timedate time the trap was put out in the Eastern US timezoneYYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss11987-4-18trap_end_timedate time the trap was collected in the Eastern US timezoneYYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss11987-4-18https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datatables/610Kellogg Biological Station LTER: Ant Presence (KBS134-002)Ant+Presence.csvNone281\ncolumn,no"\https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datatables/610.csvplotthe plot sampledthe plot sampledstationthe sampling stationthe sampling stationtreatmentthe treatmentthe treatmenttraptypethe type of trap usedthe type of trap usedsamplingroundthe sampling round 'a' is the first sampling round and so forth.the sampling round 'a' is the first sampling round and so forth.trap_start_timethe time the trap was deployed in UTCYYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss11987-4-18trap_stop_timethe time the trap was removed in UTCYYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss11987-4-18speciesthe species observedthe species observedpresencetrue if the species was observed, false otherwisetrue if the species was observed, false otherwisehttps://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datatables/611Kellogg Biological Station LTER: Pest suppression due to ant predation (KBS134-003)Pest+supresion+due+to+ant+predation.csvNone281\ncolumn,no"\https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datatables/611.csvplotthe plot sampledthe plot sampledstationthe station sampledthe station sampledsampling_roundthe sampling roundthe sampling roundtreatmentthe treatmentthe treatmentstarted_onthe date and time the bait was deployedYYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss11987-4-18ended_onthe date and time the bait was removedYYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss11987-4-18initial_egg_numberthe initial egg number in a bait stationnumberintegerremaining_egg_numberthe number of eggs remaining when the bait station was collectednumberintegermortalitythe fraction of eggs that were lost 'eggs remaining/eggs initial'dimensionlessreal