This is the second of two datasets used for the analyses presented in Xie et al (2026; see title above). It contains the environmental factors considered in this study. For further detais see the manuscript DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.7...

The growth (basal area increment (BAI)) of shrubs in TSQs. From 2023 to 2024 Site A and 2024 to 2025 Site B. BA calculated from individual circumference and diameter d10 measurements and summed for all stems per shrub. Difference in BA from one ye...

This data set contains all ant workers that have been collected in the 27 CSPs in the Gutianshan National Nature Reserve. Ants have been collected with a range of complementary methods (baiting at breast height / baiting on the ground / beating lo...

Planned and current tree species on positions in Plots of Site A. Includes information on the topography inferred from the 1m interpolated GIS.

The DBH of the trees of each TSQ were measured; these were converted to basal areas and the basal areas of all the trees within a TSQ were added, for a total tree basal area measurement for each TSQ. This serves as a measure of competition for the...

For each TSQ, the nearest surrounding shrubs were identified. The diversity and density were calculated.