Interaction between plants through litter input in mangrove succession in the Red River Delta

Aims: Dominant or pioneer species litter decomposition was found to be involved in the recruitment of following species during succession in terrestrial plant communities, while knowledge remains scarce in wetland forests such as mangroves. Our study evaluated the influence of pioneer species leaf litter decomposition on (i) the settlement success of species following them or not in the natural succession and (ii) on soil characteristics.
Location: Red River Delta, Vietnam
Methods: We set-up an in-situ experiment in mesocosms that followed survival and growth of three species (Kandelia obovata, Aegiceras corniculatum and Rhizophora stylosa) planted in soils of Avicennia marina or Sonneratia caseolaris, with or without leaf litter addition for 203 days. Soils nutrient contents were determined at the beginning and end of the experiment, and their metabolic fingerprints were compared using an untargeted metabolomic approach, to highlight potential allelochemicals, when a phytotoxic effect ..., , , # Data from: Interaction between plants through litter input in mangrove succession in the Red River Delta

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4qrfj6qjw](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4qrfj6qjw)

## Description of the data and file structure

This supplementary dataset, integral to our research paper, contains data crucial for understanding the key findings of our study. It includes the growth (height and number of leaves) and survival response of target seedlings during our assay, the results of soil nutrient analysis, and the soil metabolomics dataset.

### Files and variables

#### File: data\_soils.xlsx

**Description:** contains results of soils nutrient content analyses

##### Variables

* total organic carbon
* available nitrogen
* available phosphorus
* CN ratio

#### File: data\_survival.xlsx

**Description:** contains survival response of target seedlings during our assay

##### Variables

* number seedlings alive and dead

#### File: data\_soils\_metabolomics.xlsx

**Description:...