Dataset: seedlings emergence and survival following topsoil transfer, Western Australia

These data record the four vegetation surveys (spring 2012, spring 2013, autumn 2013 and autumn 2014) following topsoil transfer as part of the restoration PhD project on restoration of Banksia Woodland of Swan Coastal Plain, undertaken at Murdoch University in collaboration with the Department of Parks and Wildlife in Western Australia. The top 5-10 cm of soil, where most of the propagules are stored, was stripped and transferred to six restoration study sites in mid–April 2012 (16 ha in total).

A fully factorial experimental plot design was used to investigate the effects of environmental filter manipulation treatments on emergence and survival of native plants (density, diversity, functional types) emerging from the transferred topsoil. For more details see Waryszak (2017) or contact Pawel. Pawel's website: sites.google.com/site/pawelwaryszak Reference: Waryszak, P., Standish, R.J., Ladd, P.G., Enright, N.J., Brundrett, M. and Fontaine, J.B. (2020), Best served deep: the seedbank from salvaged topsoil underscores the role of the dispersal filter in restoration practice.