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abstract: "<p>In this study, we intended to make seed-based wetland restoration predictive and inform management by (1) seeking integrated experimental evidence generalizing stage-specific causative factors for demographic loss/mortality and (2) developing predictors oriented toward site-specific bottlenecks. Specifically, this study is focused on seed retention and seedling emergence, since they represent the most vulnerable life stages that follow sowing. Firstly, by means of large-scale field experiments, we tested how seed retention and seedling emergence were affected by varied management options (i.e., seed-planting depth and species selection) and a wide range of physical settings (i.e., elevation, hydrodynamic intensity, bed-level dynamics and sediment properties). Variable screening was then implemented to identify stage-specific governing factors. Secondly, the resulting insights and dataset were used to develop stage-specific predictive models using machine learning. Model experiments under various scenarios were then conducted to assess site-specific feasibility of potential seed-based restoration practices.</p>
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<p>These files include the data used to create each figure in the manuscript, organized as follows:</p>
<p>1. Field experiments</p>
<p>a) Physical conditions at all study locations</p>
<p>b) Manipulated experiment concerning seed retention</p>
<p>c) Manipulated experiment concerning seedling emergence</p>
<p>2. Machine learning</p>
<p>a) Developing machine learning predictors on seed retention</p>
<p>b) Developing machine learning predictors on seedling emergence</p>
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<p>For a complete description, see 'Data description.docx'</p>"
authors:
  - family-names: Zhao
    given-names: Zhiyuan
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4113-3796"
  - family-names: Zhang
    given-names: Liquan
  - family-names: Yuan
    given-names: Lin
  - family-names: Bouma
    given-names: Tjeerd
title: "Data underlying the publication: Pinpointing stage-specific causes of recruitment bottlenecks to optimize seed-based wetland restoration"
keywords:
version: 1
identifiers:
  - type: doi
    value: 10.4121/21071089.v1
license: CC0
date-released: 2022-11-02