Data for Article: Discordance in composition of the aboveground vegetation, soil seed bank, and regenerant survival with invasive species management in ecological restoration

This is the data on the composition of the aboveground vegetation (AGV), soil seed bank (SSB), survival of regenerants, and soil characteristics in a forest under ecological restoration at Brackenhurst Botanical Garden, Limuru, Kenya. In addition, data on species functional traits that was retrieved from the GIFT database is included. The article was submitted for consideration at Restoration Ecology.