Datasets and R code for Liu et al. A global meta-analysis on the drivers of salt marsh planting success and implications for ecosystem services

This dataset is used to conduct a comprehensive meta-analysis of the peer-reviewed literature to estimate the drivers and impacts of salt marsh planting. The peer-reviewed literature were firstly searched through ISI Web of Science Core Collection in March 2021, using the following search item: TS = (saltmarsh* OR salt marsh*) AND TS = (planting OR plantation OR planted OR reveget* OR transplant* OR restor* OR rehab* OR living shoreline*), resulting in 5,493 publications. Additionally, we searched the bibliography of the papers included from the database search and several previous literature reviews, resulting in the inclusion of 110 other published and unpublished studies. In total 5,603 publications were identified. Finally, a total of 210 studies were retained. Overall, a total of 62 ecological effects variables related to climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation and 16 environmental variables were used in this study. These 62 ecological variables were categorized into 6 aggregate categories, namely shoreline protection, primary productivity, soil carbon storage, greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes, biodiversity conservation and fishery production. Finally, 1,038 survival data and 10,518 pairs of observations were included in this systematic review.