Survival data from: Canopy buffering effects

Forest ecosystems can buffer understorey microhabitats and provide refuge for understorey species in a warming world. These effects are dependent on forest complexity and management. However, the roles of soils and bedrock types are less known although they also may affect forest complexity. We assessed differences in buffering effects of deciduous broad-leaved forests from calcareous and siliceous soils in the temperate climate of south-west France predicted to become dryer with climate change. We transplanted during dry and wet years, without and with neighbours (herbaceous and shrubs from forest understories and gaps), six species in gaps and dense forests of the two soil types. Target species originated from contrasting light availabilities and the two soil types. We measured transplant survival, light transmission, air temperature and vapour pressure deficit (VPD) in all treatments. Forest structure and soil parameters were also quantified on both bedrocks. Forest structure complex..., Experiment on including species transplantations with and without neighbours under forests and in graslands during 4 years on two bedrocks., Excel and Word