Variable Explanation ID_Plot Identity of the main plot (1-11, 13-15, 19-24) Treatment Treatment of the subplot (fire:herbivor; herbivory; no-herbviory; control) Fire Is the subplot exposed to fire or not (fire; no-fire) Herbivory Is the subplot exposed to herbivory or not (herbivory; no-herbivory) Corral Name of the corral where the main plot is located (Safari, Skogen, Manshagen, Flateberget) Row Row number in subplot, starting in the outher corner (1-5) Tree_ID Individual identity of each sapling (1-2400) Species Species of the sapling (Pinus= Pinus sylvestris; Picea= Picea abies; Quercus= Quercus robur; Betula= Betula pendula; Tilia= Tilia cordata) Survival_15_spring_start Survial in spring 2015 (1=alive; 0=dead/gone), this was the time of planting so all = 1 Height_15_spring_start Height in spring 2015, which means start height (measured in cm) Survival_15_autumn Suvival in autumn 2015 (1=alive; 0=dead/gone) Height_15_autumn Height in autumn 2015 (measured in cm) Survival_16_spring etc. Height_16_spring etc. Height_increment Height increment of tree sapling from spring 2015 to spring 2018