cff-version: 1.2.0
abstract: "<p></p><p>This dataset contains i) the clonal expansion
traits of three marsh species (<i>Spartina
anglica</i>,
<i>Scirpus maritimus</i>, and <i>Phragmites australis</i>) at marsh edges in a series of
mesocosm experiments; and ii) cliff formation at mimicked marsh edges (<i>S. anglica</i> and <i>S. maritimus</i>, that with contrasting clonal expansion traits) in a
flume experiment. This study examined
how species-specific differences in expansion strategy, i.e. clonal step-length
of laterally expanding tillers, both respond to sediment type and drive cliff
formation and persistence.</p><p></p>"
authors:
  - family-names: Cao
    given-names: Haobing
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6324-7383"
title: "Dataset for &#34;Plant traits determining biogeomorphic landscape dynamics: a study on clonal expansion strategies driving cliff formation at marsh edges&#34;"
keywords:
version: 1
identifiers:
  - type: doi
    value: 10.4121/16912183.v1
license: CC BY 4.0
date-released: 2021-11-01