Network data used in analysis I&II from: Diversified cropping strengthens herbivore regulation by providing seasonal resource continuity to predators 

We studied the effect of management practices on Carabid predators diet composition in 19 fields in south-western Sweden. We asessed vulnerabillity of three prey groups and the predators species richness in predator-prey interaction networks. Asessments were done at three sampling times throughout the crop growing season. Sampling was carried out early ('S1'), mid ('S2'), and late ('S3') in the cropping season. Early sampling refers to tillering stage of the crop in May 2020, mid sampling to the heading stage of the crop in June 2020, and late season to ripening stage of the crop in July 2020. 
For further information, and exact calculation of metrics, see methods in the publication Heinen et al. (2024) 'Diversified cropping strengthens herbivore regulation by providing seasonal resource continuity to predators'. Journal of Applied Ecology.


The data in the 'Data_submission_analysisI_and_II.csv' file hase information on the asessed diet metrics collected in the 19 fields ('field') and three samplings('Sample.session') present in the study. The data is redundant to the one presented in 'Data_submission_analysisIII.csv', and simply restructured to the purposes of the underlying analysis. All metrics are calculated based on binary networks of predator-prey interactions.

Sample.session:		Three sampling sessions 'S1'=early season; 'S2'=mid season, and 'S3'=late season

field_ID:		Field identifier for fields 1-19

SR_prey:		Calculated prey species richness in predator-prey networks

SR_predator:		Calculated predator species richness in predator-prey networks

V_prey:			Vulnerabillity of prey, asessed as the number of predators feeding on each prey, averaged across all inetratcions

identifier: 		Combined field_ID and Sample.session identifier

group:			Indicator for the three asessed prey groups of 'SF'=soil fauna; 'H'=herbivores; 'IGP'=intraguild prey

numeric_ss:		numeric ID for the three sampling sessions, where '1' corresponds to 'S1'; '2' to 'S2'; and '3' to'S3'