Table 1.
Trophic guilds taxonomic composition and assigned trophic position
| Guild | Taxa included | Trophic position |
|---|---|---|
| Birds (tertiary consumers) | Insectivorous and predatory birds | 3 |
| Bats (tertiary consumers) | Bats | 3 |
| Herb- and litter-dwelling arthropods (secondary consumers) | Omnivorous Hemiptera, carnivorous Coleoptera, Araneae, Orthoptera and Hemiptera | 2 |
| Lepidoptera (primary consumers) | Butterflies and day-flying moths | 1 |
| Other herb- and litter-dwelling arthropods (primary consumers) | Herbivorous Orthoptera, pollinators, herbivorous and detritivorous Coleoptera, and herbivorous Hemiptera | 1 |
| Vascular plants (primary producers) | All vascular plants | 0 |
| Microbial communities (decomposers) | Bacteria and fungi, including saprotrophs and parasites | 1 |
| Protists (primary consumers) | Plant parasites | 1 |
| Protists (bacterivores) | Bacterivorous protists | 2 |
| Protists (secondary consumers) | Predatory and omnivorous protists | 2 |
| Collembola (omnivores) | Collembola | 2 |
| Oribatid mites (omnivores) | Oribatid mites | 2 |
| Other belowground arthropods (primary consumers) | Herbivorous, detritivorous and fungivorous Coleoptera and Hemiptera | 2 |
| Belowground arthropods (secondary consumers) | Omnivorous or carnivorous Hemiptera, Coleoptera and Araneae | 3 |