Plant survival data of the Galápagos special services sites restoration

This dataset contains long-term monitoring records from ecological restoration experiments conducted at degraded sites (Special Services Sites) in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Data were collected as part of the Galapagos Verde 2050 (GV2050) program, which implements and evaluates restoration techniques to enhance plant survival in arid and human-disturbed environments such as quarries and former waste dumps.

The dataset comprises 19,964 records across 30 variables, including:

Site and location information: site name (Sitio.específico), island, altitude, substrate type, and ecological zone.

Taxonomic information: species, genus, family, and common name of planted individuals.

Treatment and experimental design: restoration treatment applied (Tratamiento), project and subproject identifiers, planting date, initial water amount, and control codes.

Monitoring data: monitoring ID, date, field personnel, plant height, growth increments, growth rate, cumulative growth, fruit counts, and survival status.

Derived variables: number of monitoring days since planting, total counts, and cumulative survival.

The data span 2013–2024 and represent repeated measurements of planted individuals under different restoration treatments. These data can be used to assess plant survival, growth trajectories, and the effectiveness of restoration interventions in challenging environments.

File format: CSV (comma-separated values, UTF-8 encoding)

Number of rows: 19,964

Number of columns: 30