This data set includes spider abundances recorded on focal trees in a large-scale forest diversity manipulation at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, MD, USA. We repeatedly sampled spiders on 540 trees of 15 species planted in single or mixed species combinations (4 or 12) in June and August of 2019 and 2021. We took caterpillar abundance data, measured tree height, and took canopy closure measurements on each tree in 2021.
Data associated with the paper: Positive tree diversity effects on arboreal spider abundance are tied to canopy cover in a forest experiment published in Ecology
Data associated with the paper: Positive tree diversity effects on arboreal spider abundance are tied to canopy cover in a forest experiment published in Ecology