Jun 9, 2017 - Native seed re-vegetation trial site descriptions including: locations, climate, soil properties and .... for restoration trials on the Falkland Islands.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION Table S1. Native seed re-vegetation trial site descriptions including: locations, climate, soil properties and underlying geology. Annual rainfall and temperature have been derived from climatic models (see Jones et al. 2013). Soil properties are from three replicate soil cores collected to a depth 0 – 15 cm prior to establishing sites in November 2015. Soil texture was determined via particle size analysis, bulk density (adjusting for stones > 2 mm), carbon and nitrogen content using elemental analysis and soil profiles were classified visually using World Reference Base groups and following Hodgson (1997). Underlying geology was obtained from maps (Aldiss & Edwards 1999). Soil texture analyses were bulked, but other soil properties are means ± 1 S.E.
Quartzite and sandstone Quartzite and sandstone Quartzite and sandstone Sandstone and mudstone Sandstone and mudstone Glacial mud with boulders Glacial mud with boulders Sandstone and mudstone
Sandstone and mudstone Sandstone and mudstone Sandstone and mudstone Sandstone and mudstone Sandstone and mudstone Sandstone and mudstone
Table S2. Wild seed germination rates for 15 native species used as part of a mixture for restoration trials on the Falkland Islands. Seeds were germinated rates are for three months. Seeds were germinated ex situ in 1% agar in growth chambers at Millennium Seed Bank, Kew (see http://brahmsonline.kew.org/msbp for specific species germination procedures) and in situ during the summer months on Falkland Island peat and sand. Species
Table S3. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) summaries for total plant cover, total plant biomass, maximum plot height and number of native and non-native species. These variables have been tested in relation to supportive treatments (sheep dung, dags and geotextile), soil type, region and their interactions. Models use residual maximum likelihood (REML) and have been reduced to retain only significant factors from the full model. Total cover Total Biomass Maximum height Native species Non-native species F d.f p F d.f p F d.f p F d.f p F d.f p Dung 105.31 1,47