Supporting dataset for elemental traits of plant-invertebrate food web components of oilseed rape fields

Abstract

This dataset is provided in support of the paper ''Edge effect imprint on elemental traits of plant-invertebrate food web components of oilseed rape fields'' (Orłowski et al., 2019). Supplementary data are given on the following: (1) the full taxonomic list of invertebrates (n = 12 916) classified into food guilds and functional groups, which were sampled in 34 oilseed rape fields in SW Poland in spring 2015; (2) concentrations of 12 chemical elements measured in invertebrates; (3) the relationships between abundance and percentage (%) in the community of major invertebrate groups, and habitat variables; (4) the statistical tests comparing the concentrations of chemical elements between the different groupings of organisms; (5) the relationships between the elemental traits of oilseed rape plant samples and major functional invertebrate groupings or main taxonomic insect groups, and the habitat variables of oilseed rape fields. Keywords: Trace elements, Bioenergy crops, Brassica napus, Food web, Insects, Field margins