Data from: Bee communities along a prairie restoration chronosequence: similar abundance and diversity, distinct composition

Site ListA list of sites from which we collected data 2010 - 2012. Site name, the restoration stage and habitat type, county and locality information as well as total preserve size (each site was 1-ha designated within the larger preserves) and any management history information known my land managers is included.siteList.csvBee species by collection eventList of total number of individuals per bee species collected at each site; split per visit. Each site was visited 3x per year, except those designated in the Site List file as new additions in 2011. Contact Rebecca Tonietto if more descriptive data (e.g., by collection type) is requested.beeCommSiteYearVisit.csvBlooming plant cover and ground coverRaw data of ground cover and blooming plant cover per collection event date. Sites described in "Site list" file.forbsGroundCover.csv