Data from: The hydrochorous dispersal of plant propagules in a giant river reservoir: implications for restoration of riparian vegetation

Effects of environmental variables The effects of environmental variables on the downstream dispersal distance of propagule mimics. Abbreviations: D90 (the distances when 90% of retrieved propagule mimics were retained), WaterLevel (water level variation), Sinuosity (channel sinuosity), NetWind_Down (cumulative net wind speed towards downstream direction), Width (channel width), FlowVelocity (flow velocity). Filename: Table 2.CSV Dispersal distance of propagule mimics The dispersal distance of propagule mimics in three regulated tributaries. The positive and negative values in the column ‘Dispersal distance (km)’ indicate the downstream and upstream distance from the release points, respectively. Filename: Figure 3.xlsx Water level variation The water level variation of the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) during the release period of propagule mimics. The positive and negative values in the column ‘Relative water level (m)’ indicate the water level of the TGR raised and declined, respectively. Filename: Figure 4_Left.xlsx Retrieved propagule mimics stranded on shorelines The percentage of retrieved propagule mimics stranded on shorelines of three regulated rivers under raising and declining water levels. Filename: Figure 4_Right.xlsx Retained patterns of the retrieved propagule mimics Percentage of the retrieved propagule mimics staying in the water and stranded on shorelines. Filename: Figure 5_Left.xlsx Propagule mimics stranded on different slope gradients Percentage of propagule mimics stranded on riparian zones with different slope gradients. Seven instead of nine release events are shown because the other two release events had no propagule mimics stranding on shorelines. Filename: Figure 5_Right.xlsx The floating ability of propagule mimics with different painting patterns Filename: Figure_S1.xlsx Projected wind speed Projected wind speed towards downstream (positive values) and upstream directions (negative values). Filename: Figure_S3.xlsx