Data and R code to run the analysis for “Soil legacies of tree species composition in mature forest affect tree seedlings’ performance”

This dataset contains data of a plant-soil feedback experiment performed using soil collected in FunDivEUROPE plots in Białowieża Forest. The plots differ in species composition. The dataset comprises of chemical soil characteristics, and measured and derived emergence and growth measures of tree seedlings (hornbeam, birch, oak, and pine).Seeds were sown in pots and seedlings were grown for one growing season. The emergence was monitored for 80 days, after which all seedlings were measured in a non-destructive way, and when more than one seedling was present in the soil, the seedlings where thinned to one seedling per pot. After 225 days, the seedlings were harvested and destructive measurements were taken of the leaves, shoot, and roots. For a subset of the oak seedlings, the mycorrhizal root tip colonisations was measured.The R markdown code to obtain the tables and figures in “Dhiedt E., Baeten L., De Smedt P., Jaroszewicz B., Verheyen K. (2024). Soil legacies of tree species composition in mature forest affect tree seedlings’ performance. Ecosystems.” is also provided, as well as a html version of the code.A more detailed description of the data is provided in the supporting information (supporting_information.docx).