Data underlying the publication: "Identifying trait-based tolerance to sediment dynamics during seedling establishment across eight mangrove species"

Growth and survival data of seedlings of eight mangrove species that were tested during a sediment dynamics experiment. With R script that carries out the analyses described in the paper. We set out to learn if species have different accretion and erosion thresholds, and if three different traits provide an advantage in establishing in a sedimentary dynamic environment. We used a mesocosm experiment to create sediment accretion and erosion rates that are common in the mangrove forest fringe pioneer zone and measured how these treatments impact the growth and survival of eight mangrove species that co-occur in south China. The species cover a range of three propagule traits: successional stage (ranging from low-elevation pioneers to high-elevation climax species), propagule size, and type of embryo developments (non-viviparous, cryptoviviparous or viviparous.

本数据集涵盖8种红树植物幼苗在泥沙动力实验中的生长与存活数据，附带可复现论文所述分析流程的R脚本。本研究旨在探究不同红树物种是否存在差异化的泥沙淤积与侵蚀阈值，以及三类繁殖体功能性状能否为物种在泥沙动态环境中成功定植提供竞争优势。本研究通过中宇宙实验（mesocosm experiment）模拟了红树林边缘先锋带常见的泥沙淤积与侵蚀速率，并测定了此类环境处理对中国华南地区共分布的8种红树植物幼苗生长与存活的影响。所选8个物种涵盖三类繁殖体功能性状梯度：演替阶段（覆盖从低海拔先锋物种至高海拔顶极物种的序列）、繁殖体大小，以及胚胎发育类型（非胎生（non-viviparous）、隐胎生（cryptoviviparous）或胎生（viviparous））。