Variable,Description,Format,Unit,,UIC,"Site name, province and country",Contact name,Contact email
UIC,Unique Identifying code for the study site combination. These codes correspond to UIC tabulated in supporting information Appendix ,Text,NA,,NTK2017LPAO,"Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malaysia",Tapan Kumar Nath,Tapan.Nath@nottingham.edu.my
species_latin,"Taxonomic latin name, as genus and species of planted tropical peat swamp forest tree species (includes some palm species e.g., Areca and Metroxylon species)",Text,NA,,MARL2019LMKR,"Tahura Orang Kayo Hitam, Jambi, Indonesia",Wim Giesen,wim.giesen@mottmac.com & WBJTGiesen1956@kpnmail.nl
species_local,"Local name of planted tropical peat swamp forest tree species, if mentioned in the study",Text,NA,,GLL2013RFWA_CCDisF,"Sebangau, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia",Laura L. B. Graham,laura.graham@orangutan.or.id
country,Country of tree planting,Text,NA,,GLL2013RFWA_DegF,"Sebangau, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia",Laura L. B. Graham,laura.graham@orangutan.or.id
province,Province of tree planting,Text,NA,,GLL2013RFWA_FE,"Sebangau, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia",Laura L. B. Graham,laura.graham@orangutan.or.id
site_name,"Name of tree planting site e.g., forest location or nearest village",Text,NA,,GLL2013RFWA_OCDisF,"Sebangau, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia",Laura L. B. Graham,laura.graham@orangutan.or.id
replicates,"Number of replicate blocks, transects or plots as part of tree planting",Numeric,NA,,TY2005NST_Dec,"Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand","Katsumi Kojima, Mariko Norisada, Takashi Yamanoshita",kojima@fr.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp & norisada@fr.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp & yamnara@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp 
start_date_year.month,Start date as year and month of tree planting,Text,YYYY-MM,,TY2005NST_July,"Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand","Katsumi Kojima, Mariko Norisada, Takashi Yamanoshita",kojima@fr.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp & norisada@fr.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp & yamnara@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp 
monitoring_date_year.month,"Monitoring year and month of tree planting, time series from start date. At start of monitoring the monitoring date is the same as start date",Text,YYYY-MM,,TY2006NST,"Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand","Katsumi Kojima, Mariko Norisada, Takashi Yamanoshita",kojima@fr.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp & norisada@fr.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp & yamnara@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp 
duration_months,Duration in months since start date of monitoring,Text,Months,,TY2010NST,"Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand","Katsumi Kojima, Mariko Norisada, Takashi Yamanoshita",kojima@fr.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp & norisada@fr.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp & yamnara@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp 
Height_cm,"Seedling height averaged at a cohort level being a unique study-site, species, treatment and replicate (block/plot/transect) at each specific monitoring date",Numeric,Centimeters,,TY2012NST,"Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand","Katsumi Kojima, Mariko Norisada, Takashi Yamanoshita",kojima@fr.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp & norisada@fr.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp & yamnara@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp 
height_sd,Standard deviation in average cohort seedling height ,Numeric,Standard deviation,,WBHT2017RDK,"Lumut, Belait District, Brunei Darussalam",Rahayu S. Sukri,rahayu.sukri@ubd.edu.bn & rs.sukri@gmail.com 
number_planted,"Number of planted trees per cohort. A cohort is based on study-site, species and seedling and site treatment combination",Numeric,Individual trees planted,,WBHT2017RDK_replant,"Lumut, Belait District, Brunei Darussalam",Rahayu S. Sukri,rahayu.sukri@ubd.edu.bn & rs.sukri@gmail.com 
height_0,"Initial seedling height at start of date of monitoring in field, averaged at the cohort level being a unique study-site, species, treatment and replicate (block/plot/transect) at each specific monitoring date",Numeric,Centimetres,,RRPN2020TAH,"Tahura Orang Kayo Hitam ConocoPhillips, Jambi, Indonesia",Richard R.P. Napitupulu,richard@unja.ac.id & napitupulurich@gmail.com 
RGRm,Relative growth rate of seedling derived through line fitting height through time using linear and non-linear functions and calculating growth rate at a standard height of set height of 300 cm. Growth rate is relative to initial planting height,Numeric,cm × cm-1 month-1,,NR2011SSTI,"Kilas Forest Reserve, Beaufort - Sabah, Malaysia",Reuben Nilus,Reuben.Nilus@sabah.gov.my & rnilus70@gmail.com 
seedling_trt_type,"Seedling treatments applied to seedling prior to being planted in the field. Description of the seedling treatment match those described in the supporting information, appendix 1, Table S10",Text,Categorical,,,,,
site_trt_type,"Site treatments applied to seedlings when planted in degraded peatlands. Descriptions of site treatment match those described in the supporting information, appendix 1, Table S10",Text,Categorical,,,,,
Sseedling_trt_type,"Standardized categories of seedling treatments applied seedling prior to being planted in the field. Treatments have been categorized into broad groups, see supporting information, appendix 1, Table S10",Text,Categorical,,,,,
Ssite_trt_type,"Standardized site treatments applied to seedlings when planted in degraded peatlands. Site treatments have been categorized into broad groups, see supporting information, appendix 1, Table S10",Text,Categorical,,,,,
planting_density.m2,Average density of seedlings planted in the degraded peatlands,Numeric,Meters2,,,,,
ENSO,"El Niño-Southern Oscillation (or Oceanic Niño Index) conditions dominating the first 6 months of planting. Assign to monitoring month and year as El Niño, La Niña or neutral",Text,Categorical,,,,,