Data and code from: Residence time and functional traits shape conspecific plant-soil feedback but not inferred coexistence patterns of alien and native species
Data files
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AllWPs_AllTraits_Means_A.xlsx
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AllWPs_AllTraits_Means_P.xlsx
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AllWPs_AllTraits_Means.xlsx
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NovNat_WP3_PSF_Analysis.R
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NovNat_WP3_PSF_FP_AllData.xlsx
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README.md
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WP3_PSF_NetPSF_Prep1.xlsx
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WP3_PSF_NetPSF_Prep2.xlsx
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Abstract
This dataset contains the data and R script from a plant-soil feedback experiment on Asteraceae species differing in residence time in Germany. The dataset includes measurements of plant performance, species-level information on invasion status, minimum residence time, and functional traits, as well as the R script used for data processing and analysis. These resources enable the reproduction of the associated analyses and provide opportunities for reuse in comparative studies, meta-analyses, and research on plant-soil feedback, plant invasion, and plant functional traits. No legal or ethical restrictions apply to the reuse of these data.
Dataset overview
This dataset contains the data and R script from a plant-soil feedback experiment investigating the effects of residence time and functional traits on plant performance in Asteraceae species. The dataset includes individual-level plant performance measurements, species-level information on invasion status, minimum residence time and functional traits, and the R script used for data processing and analysis.
Files included
NovNat_WP3_PSF_Analysis.R
Dataset description: R code for data processing, calculation of plant-soil feedback indices, and all statistical analyses performed in the study with additional notes and comments.
Notes: For abbreviations and contents of the script, see start of the script.
NovNat_WP3_PSF_FP_AllData.xlsx
Dataset description:
Individual-level measurements of plant performance (i.e., aboveground biomass, belowground biomass, total biomass, seedling establishment, number of seeds) of individuals grown in conspecific conditioned, heterospecific conditioned and control soils during the feedback phase, as well as species-level data on invasion status and minimum residence time.
Variable descriptions:
- pot_fp: pot in feedback phase
- species_combi: species combination. 1st species had conditioned the soil, 2nd species grew in the feedback phase.
- species_pair: species pairs (e.g., Art.ann + Lap.com & Lap.com + Art.ann as one pair). *
- treatment: treatment (conspecific, heterospecific, control) in the feedback phase.
- species_cp: species which grew in the conditioning phase, none if control pot.
- species_cp_group: to which group (Asteraceae/ Phytometer/ Control) the soil belongs.
- species_cp_invstat: invasion status in 2022 of species which grew in the conditioning phase.
- species_cp_mrt: minimum residence time in 2022 of species which had conditioned the soil.
- pot_cp: pot in the conditioning phase in which species which conditioned the soil was growing in the conditioning phase (several pots per species as replicates).
- cp_days: conditioning time of the soil in a certain pot during the conditioning phase.
- species_fp: species which grew in the feedback phase.
- species_fp_group: to which group (Asteraceae/ Phytometer) the individual growing in the feedback phase belongs.
- species_fp_invstat: invasion status in 2022 of species growing in the feedback phase.
- species_fp_mrt: minimum residence time in 2022 of species growing in the feedback phase.
- n_seeds_sowed: number of seeds sown in the feedback phase.
- n_seedlings: number of seedlings that emerged in the feedback phase.
- biomass_abovegr: biomass aboveground dry weight [g].
- biomass_belowgr: biomass belowground dry weight [g].
- biomass_total: biomass total (i.e., biomass_abovegr + biomass_belowgr) [g] only available for controls and conspecifics.
- n_seeds: number of seeds per individual and species combination (n_cap*seeds_cap).
- species_fp2: full scientific species names (also see below).
*pairs
- Ape.spi + Ape.spi
- Art.ann + Ape.spi
- Ape.spi + Bid.pil
- Bid.tri + Ape.spi
- Cal.arv + Ape.spi
- Cal.off + Ape.spi
- Cen.dif + Ape.spi
- Cen.sol + Ape.spi
- Cos.bip + Ape.spi
- Cre.cap + Ape.spi
- Cre.pul + Ape.spi
- Cre.set + Ape.spi
- Cre.tec + Ape.spi
- Cya.seg + Ape.spi
- Dit.gra + Ape.spi
- Gal.par + Ape.spi
- Gal.qua + Ape.spi
- Gle.cor + Ape.spi
- Gle.seg + Ape.spi
- Gna.uli + Ape.spi
- Gui.aby + Ape.spi
- Hel.ech + Ape.spi
- Hyp.gla + Ape.spi
- Iva.xan + Ape.spi
- Mat.cha + Ape.spi
- Pul.vul + Ape.spi
- Sen.vis + Ape.spi
- Sen.vul + Ape.spi
- Son.asp + Ape.spi
- Son.ole + Ape.spi
- Tri.ind + Ape.spi
- Are.ser + Are.ser
- Art.ann + Are.ser
- Are.ser + Bid.pil
- Bid.tri + Are.ser
- Cal.arv + Are.ser
- Cal.off + Are.ser
- Cen.dif + Are.ser
- Cen.sol + Are.ser
- Cos.bip + Are.ser
- Cre.cap + Are.ser
- Cre.pul + Are.ser
- Cre.set + Are.ser
- Cre.tec + Are.ser
- Cya.seg + Are.ser
- Dit.gra + Are.ser
- Gal.par + Are.ser
- Gal.qua + Are.ser
- Gle.cor + Are.ser
- Gle.seg + Are.ser
- Gna.uli + Are.ser
- Gui.aby + Are.ser
- Hel.ech + Are.ser
- Hyp.gla + Are.ser
- Iva.xan + Are.ser
- Mat.cha + Are.ser
- Pul.vul + Are.ser
- Sen.vis + Are.ser
- Sen.vul + Are.ser
- Son.asp + Are.ser
- Son.ole + Are.ser
- Tri.ind + Are.ser
- Art.ann + Lap.com
- Lap.com + Bid.pil
- Bid.tri + Lap.com
- Cal.arv + Lap.com
- Cal.off + Lap.com
- Cen.dif + Lap.com
- Cen.sol + Lap.com
- Cos.bip + Lap.com
- Cre.cap + Lap.com
- Cre.pul + Lap.com
- Cre.set + Lap.com
- Cre.tec + Lap.com
- Cya.seg + Lap.com
- Dit.gra + Lap.com
- Gal.par + Lap.com
- Gal.qua + Lap.com
- Gle.cor + Lap.com
- Gle.seg + Lap.com
- Gna.uli + Lap.com
- Gui.aby + Lap.com
- Hel.ech + Lap.com
- Hyp.gla + Lap.com
- Iva.xan + Lap.com
- Lap.com + Lap.com
- Mat.cha + Lap.com
- Pul.vul + Lap.com
- Sen.vis + Lap.com
- Sen.vul + Lap.com
- Son.asp + Lap.com
- Son.ole + Lap.com
- Tri.ind + Lap.com
- Art.ann + Art.ann
- Bid.pil + Bid.pil
- Bid.tri + Bid.tri
- Cal.arv + Cal.arv
- Cal.off + Cal.off
- Cen.dif + Cen.dif
- Cen.sol + Cen.sol
- Cos.bip + Cos.bip
- Cre.cap + Cre.cap
- Cre.pul + Cre.pul
- Cre.set + Cre.set
- Cre.tec + Cre.tec
- Cya.seg + Cya.seg
- Dit.gra + Dit.gra
- Gal.par + Gal.par
- Gal.qua + Gal.qua
- Gle.cor + Gle.cor
- Gle.seg + Gle.seg
- Gna.uli + Gna.uli
- Gui.aby + Gui.aby
- Hel.ech + Hel.ech
- Hyp.gla + Hyp.gla
- Iva.xan + Iva.xan
- Mat.cha + Mat.cha
- Pul.vul + Pul.vul
- Sen.vis + Sen.vis
- Sen.vul + Sen.vul
- Son.asp + Son.asp
- Son.ole + Son.ole
- Tri.ind + Tri.ind
Full scientific species names:
- Ape.spi Apera spica-venti
- Are.ser Arenaria serpyllifolia
- Art.ann Artemisia annua
- Bid.pil Bidens pilosa
- Bid.tri Bidens tripartita
- Cal.arv Calendula arvensis
- Cal.off Calendula officinalis
- Cen.diff Centaurea diffusa
- Cen.sol Centaurea solstitialis
- Cos.bip Cosmos bipinnatus
- Cre.cap Crepis capillaris
- Cre.pul Crepis pulchra
- Cre.set Crepis setosa
- Cre.tec Crepis tectorum
- Cya.seg Cyanus segetum | Centaurea cyanus
- Dit.gra Dittrichia graveolens
- Gal.par Galinsoga parviflora
- Gal.qua Galinsoga quadriradiata
- Gle.cor Glebionis coronaria
- Gle.seg Glebionis segetum
- Gna.uli Gnaphalium uliginosum
- Gui.aby Guizotia abyssinica
- Hel.ech Helminthotheca echioides
- Hyp.gla Hypochaeris glabra
- Ixa.xan Iva xanthiifolia
- Lap.com Lapsana communis
- Mat.cha Matricaria chamomilla
- Pul.vul Pulicaria vulgaris
- Sen.vis Senecio viscosus
- Sen.vul Senecio vulgaris
- Son.asp Sonchus asper
- Son.ole Sonchus oleraceus
- Tri.ind Tripleurospermum inodorum
AllWPs_AllTraits_Means.xlsx
Dataset description
Species-level means of the ten functional traits of the Asteraceae and phytometer species.
Variable descriptions
- species: shortcut of scientific species names (full species names see above, NovNat_WP3_PSF_FP_AllData.xlsx).
- invstat: species invasion status group.
- mrt: minimum residence time in Germany given 2022 as reference year.
- height: mean of the plant height of all individuals measured per species (1st step mean for each pot, 2nd step mean for each species).
- sla: mean of the specific leaf area of all leaves measured per species.
- leaf_c: mean of the leaf C concentration of all pots measured per species.
- leaf_n: mean of the leaf N concentration of all pots measured per species.
- ldmc: mean of the leaf dry matter content of all leaves measured per species.
- srl: mean of the specific root length of all roots measured per species (not based on pot means per species).
- root_shoot: mean of the root-to-shoot ratio of all roots measured per species.
- flow_start: mean of the flowering start (i.e., number of weeks from day of seedling transplanting to day of flowering start) of all individuals measured per species.
- flow_duration: mean of the flowering duration (i.e., number of weeks from day of flowering start to day of flowering end) of all individuals measured per species.
- seed_mass_t: mean of the weight per seed for each species, from weighing 6 batches with 20 seeds each per species (mg).
AllWPs_AllTraits_Means_A.xlsx
Dataset description
Species-level means of the ten functional traits of the Asteraceae species.
Note
Column explanations (AllWPs_AllTraits_Means.xlsx) as well as full species names (NovNat_WP3_PSF_FP_AllData.xlsx) see above.
AllWPs_AllTraits_Means_P.xlsx
Dataset description
Species-level means of the ten functional traits of the phytometer species.
Note
Column explanations (AllWPs_AllTraits_Means.xlsx) as well as full species names (NovNat_WP3_PSF_FP_AllData.xlsx) see above.
WP3_PSF_NetPSF_Prep1.xlsx
Dataset description
"Assignment of the 90 species pairs to the variables of the net pairwise PSF formula; needed for the net pairwise plant-soil feedback analysis."
Formula: net pairwise plant-soil feedback = aA-aB-bA+bB
Variable description
- id: unique identifier assigned to each species pair (1-90).
- aA: performance of Asteraceae species grown in conspecific soil.
- aB: performance of phytometer species grown in heterospecific soil conditioned by the Asteraceae species of the pair (named aP in the study).
- bA: performance of Asteraceae species grow in heterospecific soil conditioned by the phytometer species of the pair (named pA in the study).
- bB: performance of phytometer species grown in conspecific soil (named pP in the study).
WP3_PSF_NetPSF_Prep2.xlsx
Dataset description
Information on invasion status and residence time of the Asteraceae species of the species pairs described in WP3_PSF_NetPSF_Prep1.xlsx; needed for the net pairwise plant-soil feedback analysis.
Note
Full scientific species names see above (NovNat_WP3_PSF_FP_AllData.xlsx).
Variable descriptions
- id: unique identifier assigned to each species pair (1-90).
- invstat_asteraceae: invasion status of the Asteraceae species in 2022.
- mrt_asteraceae: minimum residence time of the Asteraceae species in 2022.
- asteraceae: Asteraceae species of the pair.
- phytometer: phytometer species of the pair.
Code/software
All data were analysed in R version 4.4.1 (R Core Team 2024). The accompanying R script contains the code for data processing, calculation of plant-soil feedback indices, and all statistical analyses performed in this study.
The plant-soil feedback experiment was conducted with 30 Asteraceae species differing in residence time in Germany and three native phytometer species. All species were used to condition soil, after which they were grown in conspecific conditioned, heterospecific conditioned, and control soils to quantify plant-soil feedback responses. Plant performance was assessed through measurements of aboveground biomass, belowground biomass, total biomass, number of seeds, and seedling establishment. Additional species-level information, including invasion status, residence time, and ten measured functional traits, is provided. The accompanying R script includes data processing, calculation of plant-soil feedback indices, and statistical analyses.