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Main Authors: NUÑEZ AVELLANEDA, LUIS ALBERTO, Carreño-Barrera, Javier, Maia, Artur
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Published: Zenodo 2025
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17832682
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  • <p><strong>Title:</strong> Long-term population dynamics and functional role of <em>Cyclocephala</em> beetles on <em>Acrocomia aculeata</em> (2010–2024): Observational and experimental data.</p> <p>Description:</p> <p>This dataset supports the findings of the study "Pollinator, Pest, or Neither? Long-term Dynamics and Functional Role of Cyclocephaline Beetles on Macaúba Palm." It comprises a 15-year longitudinal study (2010–2024) conducted in the Colombian Orinoquía ('La Macarena' estate, Casanare) to evaluate the ecological role of three cyclocephaline beetle species (Cyclocephala amazona, C. forsteri, and C. discicollis) associated with the economically important macaw palm, Acrocomia aculeata.</p> <p>The data is organized into a single multi-sheet Excel workbook containing four distinct datasets:</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Dataset S1 (Short-Term Dynamics):</strong> Raw counts of beetle abundance monitored daily throughout the four-day anthesis cycle of individual inflorescences (<span>n=10</span>) during the 2017 flowering season. This data captures fine-scale temporal usage of the floral resource.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dataset S2 (Monthly Seasonality):</strong> Consists of two parts: (S2a) raw monthly counts per biological replicate (<span>n=3</span> palms/month) from 2015 to 2017; and (S2b) aggregated monthly mean abundance merged with local meteorological records (accumulated rainfall) and regional climatic indices (Niño 4 SST anomalies). These data underpin the analysis of seasonal phenological drivers.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dataset S3 (Long-Term Trends):</strong> Annual monitoring data spanning 15 years (2010–2024). Includes (S3a) raw annual counts; (S3b) processed mean annual abundances with interpolated values for the 2020–2021 gap years, paired with lagged environmental variables for time-series analysis; and (S3c) ARIMA model forecasts projecting beetle abundance through 2029.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dataset S4 (Exclusion Experiments):</strong> Results from pollination exclusion bioassays conducted over three years (2015–2017). Variables include initial female flower counts, fruit set, and calculated reproductive efficiency across four treatments: Control (Open Pollination), <em>Cyclocephala</em> Access Only, <em>Cyclocephala</em> Exclusion, and Total Visitor Exclusion.</p> </li> </ul> <p>Methodological Note:</p> <p>Environmental data were sourced from the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM, Colombia) and the NOAA Climate Prediction Center. Phenological availability (Dataset S2b) requires user input based on local field records.</p> <p>Keywords:</p> <p>Acrocomia aculeata, Cyclocephala, pollination ecology, insect-plant interactions, long-term monitoring, pest management, Orinoquía.</p>