Fig. 4

NMDS of plant functional groups (A), ant traits (B), and ant functional groups (C). Convex hulls and centroids of the distribution of grouped data Labels codes (centred on scores): A Grass_G: Grasses Geophytes; Grass_H: Grasses Hemicryptophytes; Grass_T: Grasses Therophyte; Gymno_P: Gymnosperm Phanerophytes; Legume_CH: Legumes Chamaephyte; Legume_H: Legumes Hemicryptophyte; Legume_P: Legumes Phanerophyte; Legume_T: Legumes Therophyte; Oth.dycot_CH: Other Dicotyledons Chamaephyte; Oth.dycot_G: Other Dicotyledons Geophyte; Oth.dycot_H: Other Dicotyledons Hemicryptophyte; Oth.dycot_NP: Other Dicotyledons Nanophanerophyte; Oth.dycot_P: Other Dicotyledons Phanerophyte; Oth.dycot_T: Other Dicotyledons Therophyte; Oth.monocot_G: Other Monocotyledons Geophyte; Oth.monocot_H: Other Monocotyledons Hemicryptophyte; Oth.monocot_T: Other Monocotyledons Therophyte; Pterid_CH: Pteridophytes Chamaephyte; Pterid_G: Pteridophytes Geophyte; Pterid_H: Pteridophytes Hemicryptophyte; Sedge_G: Sedges Geophyte; Sedge_H: Sedges Hemicryptophyte. B D: diurnal; nD: not strictly diurnal; FSG: strictly group foraging strategy; FSC: strictly collective foraging strategy; FSGC: both group and collective foraging strategy; FSI: strictly individual foraging strategy; Mg: monogyny; MPg: both monogyny and polygyny; Pg: polygyny; Md: monodomous; MPd: monodomous and polydomous; Pd: polydomous; Fd: dependent; Fdi: both dependent and independent; Fi: independent; Sub: subordinate; Dom: dominant; CS: colony size; WS: worker size; WP: worker polymorphism; Gen: generalist; LF: mainly liquid feeder; PLF: predators/liquid feeder; P: strictly predator; SH: seed harvester. C Op: opportunists; Cr: cryptic species; Cm: subordinate camponotini; GM: generalised myrmicinae; CCS: cold climate specialists; HCS: hot climate specialists