Abundance and Morphometrics of 339 Ant Morphospecies from Sabah

927 rows of morphological measurements and 1082 rows of abundance data for 339 morphospecies of ants, collected as part of the SAFE research project in Sabah. The dataset was authored by Tom R. Bishop from Imperial College London. It includes detailed trait measurements and abundance counts from soil pits across a forest disturbance gradient.

Use Cases

• Analyze morphological trait variation across ant morphospecies based on the 23 measurement columns.
• Model species abundance patterns across different habitat types based on the categorical habitat field.
• Investigate correlations between specific physical traits, such as head dimensions and scape length, and ecological function.
• Classify ant morphospecies based on categorical traits like sting presence, acidipore presence, and pilosity.

Strengths

• Includes detailed morphological measurements across 23 columns for 339 morphospecies.
• Contains abundance data across 1082 rows, providing a substantial sample for ecological analysis.
• Data is part of a structured research project (SAFE) with a clear scientific objective.

Limitations

• Row count for the full dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Column-level documentation for the abundance worksheet appears incomplete in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

SAFE research project, Imperial College London

Collection Method

Collected from soil pits across a forest disturbance gradient in Sabah.

Geography

Sabah, Malaysia