Table 1 Spiders functional traits specification with the respective environmental response association.

Mean body size

Cephalothorax length mm (continuous)

Taken from the individuals caught

Associated with metabolic rate⁶⁶; larger spiders inhabit warm and dry environments and smaller in cool and moist ones⁶⁷

Hunting mode

Web–Ambush–Active hunting

Cardoso et al. (2011)

Associated with the habitat structure²⁵. Soil-dwelling spiders increase with the litter layer and web-building spiders are linked to the configuration of the vegetation²¹

Dispersal ability

Ballooning common (yes–no)

Bell et al. (2005)

Associated with species colonization ability; typical performed by spiders from open, unstable habitats²⁴

Circadian activity

Diurnal or Nocturnal

Cardoso et al. (2011)

Canopy cover can influence the circadian rhythm of arthropods²². More nocturnal activity in closed habitats vs in open ones