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Herbivore exclusion as a tool for seagrass restoration: Meta-analysis and case study data Lorae T. Simpson (24482216) Olivia Escandell (25090971) Jennifer Hansen (25090985) Environmental rehabilitation and restoration Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) seagrass restoration herbivory herbivore exclusion cages meta-analysis subtropical estuary herbivore exclusion <p dir="ltr">This dataset supports the manuscript <i>“Herbivore exclusion as a tool for seagrass restoration: Evidence from research and practice in a subtropical system.”</i> It contains the data used in the research synthesis and three case studies presented in the manuscript.</p><p dir="ltr">The meta-analysis dataset contains information extracted from published studies evaluating herbivore exclusion as a tool to support seagrass transplantation (re: restoration). Compiled information includes study and experimental characteristics, herbivore exclusion device (HED) design and deployment, monitoring duration, seagrass response metrics, and the quantitative data used to calculate effect sizes and conduct the meta-analysis.</p><p dir="ltr">The case study datasets contain monitoring data from three Indian River Lagoon, Florida seagrass restoration projects in which herbivore exclusion approaches were implemented. These data support the case study analyses presented in the manuscript and provide examples of HED performance across different restoration settings and device configurations.</p><p dir="ltr">Worksheets are organized by meta-analysis and case study. Together, the datasets provide the underlying information used to evaluate the effectiveness, implementation, and limitations of herbivore exclusion approaches for seagrass restoration in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. </p> 2026-09-29T13:41:39Z Dataset Dataset 10.6084/m9.figshare.33113495.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Herbivore_exclusion_as_a_tool_for_seagrass_restoration_Meta-analysis_and_case_study_data/33113495 CC BY 4.0