Plant canopy-recruit interactions in plant communities across the Andalusian Red Natura 2000 communitary interest habitats (Directive Habitats 92/43/CEE)

Our aim was to register the frequency of plant-plant interactions, between canopy and recruiting species, in plant communities across the Andalusian Red Natura 2000. The study was developed in 32 plant communities across 16 protected areas distributed within the Andalusian RedNatura 2000. The present dataset can help to assess plant community dynamics of Mediterranean woody species through recruitment networks. Here, we stress the importance of recording ecological interactions, not just individual records, as key elements in assessing the state of ecosystems.