DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.24796308.v1
title: data_sharing_Carrara_et_al_2024-FWB.xlsx

description: * Dataset Title: Data for: "Tolerance to drought and flooding events provides a competitive advantage for an invasive over a native plant species"<br>* Dataset Contributors:<br> * Creators: Larissa Carrara, Dieison A. Moi, Bruno R. S. Figueiredo2, Mark van Kleunen, Lindamir H. Pastorini, Mariza B. Romagnolo, Luiz A. Souza.<br>* Publisher: Freshwater Biology.<br>* License: Use of these data is covered by the following license: * Title: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) * Specification: xxx; the authors respectfully request to be contacted by researchers interested in the re-use of these data so that the possibility of collaboration can be discussed. <br>Contact Information-------------------<br> * Name: Bruno R. S. Figueiredo * Affiliations: Department of Ecology and Zoology, Federal University of Santa Catarina; Florianópolis, Brazil * ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8750-808X * Email: brsfigueiredo@gmail.com * Alternate Email: bruno.figueiredo@ufsc.br * Address: e-mail preferred<br><br>Methodological Information==========================<br>* Methods of data collection/generation: see manuscript for details<br>- - -<br>File Details===================<br>* File size: The file "data_sharing_Carrara_et_al_2023-FWB.xlsx" has 201 KB.<br>* File contend: The "data_sharing_Carrara_et_al_2023-FWB.xlsx" file has four sheet tabs, named: "Experiment#1", "Experiment#2", "FieldCompetition" and "Field".Details (variables, abbreviations, and units) for the data presented in each tab are presented below.<br><br>Details for data in tab "Experiment#1"---------------------------------------<br>* Description: In experiment #1, we combined three treatments: species (two levels, monoculture of Panicum dichotomiflorum - native species and monoculture of Urochloa mutica - invasive species); water level oscillation (three levels, flooding, drought, and no water level variation; and time (three levels, constant water level - 1-48 days, drought, flooding and control - 49-67 days and constant water level 68-111 days.<br>* Dimensions: 2001 rows x 9 columns<br>* Variables: * Experiment_period: identification for each period of experimentation: Start = 1-48 days; Treatment = 49-67 days; Final = 68-111 days. * Plant_species: identification of two species of aquatic Poaceae: the native Panicum dichotomiflorum and the alien Urochloa mutica. * Treatment_water_variation: identification for three water-level treatments: Control = natural water level; Drought = extreme drought; Rainy = extreme flooding. * Lenght_aboveground: lenght of shoots in centimeters (cm). * Lenght_root: lenght of roots in centimeters (cm). * Biomass_aboveground: dry weight of shoot biomass. * Biomass_root: dry weight of root biomass. * OverallBiomass: sum of shoot and root dry weight biomass. * Ratio_aboveround_root_biomass: dry weight of root biomass divided by dry weight of shoot biomass. <br>* Blank cells: data not used<br>Details for data in tab "Experiment#2"---------------------------------------<br>* Description: In Experiment #2, we manipulated P. dichotomiflorum and U. mutica grown together in polyculture (i.e. in competition with one another) under treatments of water level oscillation for different time points, using a similar design as described for Experiment #1. <br>* Dimensions: 1001 rows x 5 columns<br>* Variables: * Experiment_period: identification for each period of experimentation: Start = 1-48 days; Treatment = 49-67 days; Final = 68-111 days. * TreatmentWaterVariation: identification for three water-level treatments: Control = natural water level; Drought = extreme drought; Rainy = extreme flooding. * LenghtAbovegroundRatio: lenght of shoots of Panicum dichotomiflorum divided by lenght of shoots of Urochloa mutica. * LenghtRootRatio: lenght of roots of Panicum dichotomiflorum divided by lenght of roots of Urochloa mutica. * OverallBiomass_Ratio: dry weight of total biomass of Panicum dichotomiflorum divided by dry weight of total biomass of Urochloa mutica.<br>* Blank cells: data not used<br>Details for data in tab "FieldCompetition"---------------------------------------<br>* Description: The relative dominance between the two aquatic plant species P. dichotomiflorum and U. mutica in the field. <br>* Dimensions: 29 rows x 5 columns<br>* Variables: * Competition: identification for each type of plant species: Invasive = Urochloa mutica; Native = Panicum dichotomiflorum. * Sites: Sites that were sampled using plots 5x5 m. * U.mutica: percentage of Urochloa mutica in each site. * P.dichotomiflorum: percentage of Panicum dichotomiflorum in each site. * WaterLevel: measurement of water level in meters derived from daily records. <br>* Blank cells: data not used<br>Details for data in tab "Field"---------------------------------------<br>* Description: The relative dominance between the two aquatic plant species P. dichotomiflorum and U. mutica in the field. <br>* Dimensions: 40 rows x 4 columns<br>* Variables: * Sites: Sites that were sampled using plots 5x5 m. * Plant: identification of Panicum dichotomiflorum and Urochloa mutica in each site. * PlantCover: value of cover of Panicum dichotomiflorum and Urochloa mutica in each site. * WaterLevel: measurement of water level in meters derived from daily records. <br>* Blank cells: data not used<br>For more data analysis detailment, please read the full version of the manuscript Carrara et al 2023.