Resource limitation and competition shape reproductive allocation and synchrony

This dataset accompanies the publication “Resource limitation and competition shape reproductive allocation and synchrony” (Oikos, 2025). It contains four linked data tables compiled in a single Excel file, which together describe the structure, design, and outcomes of a five-year mesocosm experiment on reproductive allocation and flowering synchrony in clonal wetland plants.

Data_Ramets – Records the number of ramets per individual, including species identity, pot, and year, providing the base for calculating reproductive allocation (RA).

DATA_RametsSum – Summarizes total numbers of ramets per pot across all years, enabling community- and treatment-level analyses.

DATA_Treatments – Describes the experimental design, specifying hydrological (water-level) treatments and dominant-species removal.

DATA_Flowering – Reports the number of flowering ramets per individual and seed mass measured in 2015.

Data values are numeric and categorical, standardized for analysis in R (as used in th..., , # Data from: Resource limitation and competition shape reproductive allocation and synchrony

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.djh9w0wdm](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.djh9w0wdm)

## Description of the data and file structure

The dataset originates from a five-year mesocosm experiment conducted in an experimental garden in the Czech Republic (2011–2015). The experiment tested how drought stress and the removal of a dominant species influence reproductive allocation and flowering synchrony in clonal wetland plants. Four species commonly co-occurring in temperate wetlands were grown in controlled containers under three hydrological regimes and two competition treatments. Annual measurements included the number of total and flowering ramets per individual and species, allowing assessment of inter- and intraspecific patterns of reproductive investment over time.

### Files and variables

#### File: DATA_ResourceLimitation.xlsx

**Description:**

This Excel file contains four worksheets summariz...,