This README file contains information for six data files linked to the PLoS ONE publication: Population genetics and adaptation to climate along elevation gradients in invasive Solidago canadensis. (Emily V. Moran, Andrea Reid, Jonathan M. Levine). The following six data files are included in the package and are described below: (1) MicrosatData.csv (2) ClimateData.csv (3) PopulationSummary.csv (4) RoadDist.txt (5) Growth2013.csv (6) Growth2014.csv Further inquiries on data should be sent to: Emily Moran (emoran5@ucmerced.edu) _______________ (1) MicrosatData.csv CSV file containing microsatellite genotype data for 588 individuals of Solidago canadensis sampled from 44 populations across Switzerland. Allele identities correspond to fragment size (bp) and include primer lengths. Column headers are located in the first row of the data file and include -Pop- for population and -Code- for code names of individuals. The rest of the column headers indicate locus names, with two columns per locus corresponding to two allele identities. Missing data is coded by -0-. Information on microsatellite marker selection and amplification can be found in the corresponding publication (Moran et al. 2017). (2) ClimateData.csv CSV file containing environmental data for the three experimental common garden plots and the 44 natural populations of Solidago canadensis in Switzerland. First row of data file contains column headers that correspond to the following: ID = names of common garden sites and natural populations What = common garden location or sampled populations Easting/Northing = geographical coordinates (Swiss Grid CH1903) DegreeDays = base 5.56 degrees C, degrees*days MeanJulTemp = Mean July Temperature, degrees C GrSFrostDays = Growing season frost index GrSPrecipDay = Growing season (June-Aug) precipitation days MoMeanPrecip = Mean Monthly precipitation (cm) PotRadMar Potential = march radiation (KJ/m2/day) PotRadYear = Potential yearly radiation (KJ/m2/day) (3) PopulationSummary.csv CSV file containing detailed information on sampled populations of Solidago canadensis in Switzerland. First row of data file contains column headers that correspond to the following: Pop = Population ID Canton = Name of Swiss Canton from where population was sampled #Invid = Number of leaf samples #Rhiz = Number of rhizome samples Elev(m) = Elevation in meters HumanPopDens(/km2) = Human population density within 1 km2 Easting/Northing = Geographical coordinates (Swiss Grid CH1903) Nearest_City = Closest city to location of sampled population Notes = Additional details for location of sampled population (4) RoadDist.txt TXT file containing distance matrix with pairwise road distances (m) between 44 sampled populations of Solidago canadensis in Switzerland. Pairwise road distances are recorded below the diagonal. Road distance data was used together with the microsatellite dataset to calculate Isolation by Distance (IBD) and for mantel tests. (5) Growth2013.csv CSV file containing growth and phenology data of Solidago canadensis clones for the first year (2013) of the common garden experiment. Individuals used in common gardens were cloned from plant rhizomes collected from natural populations across Switzerland and planted in three replicate beds within three sites (Chlara = 659m; Jeli = 1253m; Zweier = 1680m). Refer to the corresponding publication (Moran et al. 2017) for further information on the common garden experiment. First row: date of measurements (day-month-year) Second row: date of measurements (Julian Day) Third row: column headers Column headers correspond to the following: Clone = clone name corresponding to the sampled individual from which the rhizome was cloned and propagated. Site = name of common garden site (three sites, each at different elevations) Bed = bed number in which clone was planted (three beds per site) row/col = location of planted clone in grid within bed InitRhiz = initial number of rhizome buds InitMass = initial mass (g) of rhizome fragments Rosettes = number of rosettes per individual Shoots = number of stems per individual H1 = height (cm) of tallest stem per individual UnbaggedBuds = number of budding stems that have not yet been bagged BaggedBuds = number of budding stems that have been bagged Flowers = number of flowering stems Mature = number of stems with mature flowers senesc = number of plant stems beginning to senesce (6) Growth2014.csv CSV file containing growth and phenology data of Solidago canadensis clones for the second year (2014) of the common garden experiment. Individuals used in common gardens were cloned from plant rhizomes collected from natural populations across Switzerland and planted in 2013 in three replicate beds within three sites (Chlara = 659m; Jeli = 1253m; Zweier = 1680m). Refer to the corresponding publication (Moran et al. 2017) for further information on the common garden experiment. First row: date of measurements (day-month-year) Second row: date of measurements (Julian Day) Third row: column headers Column headers correspond to the following: Clone = clone name corresponding to the sampled individual from which the rhizome was cloned and propagated. Site = name of common garden site (three sites, each at different elevations) Bed = bed number in which clone was planted (three beds per site) row/col = location of planted clone in grid within bed Alive13 = indicates if plant survived from 2013 (1 = survived; 0 = dead) Rosettes = number of rosettes per individual Shoots = number of stems per individual H1 = height (cm) of tallest stem per individual UnbaggedBuds = number of budding stems that have not yet been bagged BaggedBuds = number of budding stems that have been bagged Flowers = number of flowering stems Mature = number of stems with mature flowers