Thatch depth, i.e. the height of litter from the soil surface was determined along with plant cover data in six subplots (0.25 m² quadrats) during a drought and restoration experiment in 2021.

Unique identifer for every plot. The first letter: P represents restored plots and I represents unrestored plots; The second letter: S represents drought, and C represents ambient weather conditions). The number is the replicate number of a given treatment combination.