nMDS of ant’s assemblage structure based on Bray–Curtis index of similarity derived from the square root transformed means of abundance data in four habitats. DH = desert, MSH = mountainous and submontane, PRH = plain and rural, UH = urban.

DH1 = Salt Lake, DH2 = Historic caravanserai of Sadrabad, DH3 = Salty-lands of Qom Rood, DH4 = Tagharood industrial area, DH5 = Cheshmeh Palang Village, MSH1 = Darbandshoor Mount, MSH2 = Shah Ismaeil shrine, MSH3 = Chalk mine, MSH4 = Kebar Dam, MSH5 = Ghahan Village, PRH1 = Cheshme Ali Village, PRH2 = Ghadir Forest Park, PRH3 = Varzaneh Village, PRH4 = Qanavat City, PRH5 = Dastjerd City, UH1 = Qom City, UH2 = Kahak City, UH3 = Salafchegan City, UH4 = Kamkar Castle, UH5 = Jafariyeh City.

 
  Part of: Mohseni MR, Pashaei Rad S (2021) The effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Iran. Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e54843. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e54843