Data set and analytic codes supporting "The impacts of within-stream physical structure and riparian buffer strips on semi-aquatic bugs in Southeast Asian oil palm"

<p>This deposit contains data set and analytic codes&nbsp;(accompanied with a meta data) supporting&nbsp;&quot;The impacts of within-stream physical structure and riparian buffer strips on semi-aquatic bugs in Southeast Asian oil palm&quot;. We assessed the impacts of within-stream physical structure and riparian buffer strips&nbsp;on semi-aquatic bug (Gerromorpha, Hemiptera) communities in oil palm streams in Sabah, Malaysia. Collections of semi-aquatic bugs were conducted from&nbsp;oil palm with&nbsp;and without riparian buffer strips.</p> <p>Several environmental parameters were collected to represent within-stream physical structure. We investigated the impacts&nbsp;on the abundance, biomass, species richness, and community composition of semi-aquatic bugs. Additionally, we studied the effects on the proportion of juveniles as well as female&nbsp;<em>Ptilomera</em>&nbsp;sp. (a morphospecies with clear sexual dimorphism in this study).</p> <p>This research was funded by the Jardine Foundation, the Cambridge Trust, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (studentship 1122589),&nbsp;Proforest, the Varley Gradwell Travelling Fellowship, the Tim Whitmore Fund, the Panton Trust, the Cambridge University Commonwealth Fund,&nbsp;the Hanne and Torkel Weis-Fogh Fund, and the S.T. Lee Fund.</p>