Species Interaction Data for a New Zealand Pine Forest Food Web

A dataset of 85 species from a pine forest in Otago, New Zealand, used to model disturbance propagation in ecological networks. The data was created by Bingbing Qian and last updated on June 1, 2026. It conceptualizes predator-prey relationships as a network to analyze the spread of ecological disturbances using infectious disease models.

Use Cases

• Modeling disturbance propagation through predator-prey relationships based on the described network abstraction.
• Analyzing the stability of ecological networks based on the basic reproduction number concept described.
• Simulating the effectiveness of species protection strategies, such as active immunization, as mentioned in the description.
• Studying the relationship between food web topology and disturbance resilience as inferred from the model analysis.

Strengths

• Dataset is small (9.5 KB), facilitating quick download and initial exploration.
• Based on a real-world food web of 85 species from a specific location (Otago, New Zealand).
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse and modification.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which limits suitability assessment.
• The description is theoretical; actual data quality and structure require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Bingbing Qian.

Collection Method

Likely derived from ecological survey data of a pine forest ecosystem, as referenced in the description.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 17:39:42; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Otago, New Zealand.