Epstein, Howard E; Raynolds, Martha K; Walker, Donald A; Bhatt, Uma S; Tucker, Compton J; Pinzon, Jorge E (2012): (Table 1) Arctic aboveground tundra biomass dynamics by subzone (1982-2010) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.809914, In supplement to: Epstein, HE et al. (2012): Dynamics of aboveground phytomass of the circumpolar Arctic tundra during the past three decades. Environmental Research Letters, 7(1), 12 pp, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/7/1/015506
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Raynolds, Martha K; Walker, Donald A; Epstein, Howard E; Pinzon, Jorge E; Tucker, Compton J (2012): A new estimate of tundra-biome phytomass from trans-Arctic field data and AVHRR NDVI. Remote Sensing Letters, 3(5), 403-411, https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2011.609188
Walker, Donald A; Epstein, Howard E; Raynolds, Martha K; Kuss, Patrick; Kopecky, M A; Frost, Gerald V; Daniëls, Frederikus J A; Leibman, Marina O; Moskalenko, Nataliya G; Matyshak, George V; Khitun, OV; Khomutov, Artem V; Forbes, Bruce C; Bhatt, Uma S; Kade, Anja N; Vonlanthen, Corinne M; Tichy, L (2012): Environment, vegetation and greenness (NDVI) along the North America and Eurasia Arctic transects. Environmental Research Letters, 7(1), 015504, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/7/1/015504
Walker, Donald A; Kuss, Patrick; Epstein, Howard E; Kade, Anja N; Vonlanthen, Corinne M; Raynolds, Martha K; Daniëls, Frederikus J A (2011): Vegetation of zonal patterned-ground ecosystems along the North America Arctic bioclimate gradient. Applied Vegetation Science, 14(4), 440-463, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01149.x
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zone, biogeographic | Biogeograph zone | Epstein, Howard E | see Figure 1 of article | ||
| 2 | Area | Area | km2 | Epstein, Howard E | ||
| 3 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Epstein, Howard E | 1982 | |
| 4 | Standard deviation | Std dev | ± | Epstein, Howard E | mean biomass 1982 | |
| 5 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Epstein, Howard E | 2010 | |
| 6 | Standard deviation | Std dev | ± | Epstein, Howard E | mean biomass 2010 | |
| 7 | Difference | Diff | Epstein, Howard E | between 1982-2010 in g/m**2 | ||
| 8 | Vegetation biomass, rate of change | Veg biom change | g/m2/a | Epstein, Howard E | ||
| 9 | Vegetation biomass, total | Veg biom tot | 109 t | Epstein, Howard E | 1982 | |
| 10 | Vegetation biomass, total | Veg biom tot | 109 t | Epstein, Howard E | 2010 | |
| 11 | Difference | Diff | Epstein, Howard E | total biomass 1982-2010 in tons | ||
| 12 | Change | Change | % | Epstein, Howard E | in total biomass | |
| 13 | Vegetation biomass, rate of change | Veg biom change | %/a | Epstein, Howard E | total biomass |
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Data
| 1 Biogeograph zone (see Figure 1 of article) | 2 Area [km2] | 3 Veg biom [g/m2] (1982) | 4 Std dev [±] (mean biomass 1982) | 5 Veg biom [g/m2] (2010) | 6 Std dev [±] (mean biomass 2010) | 7 Diff (between 1982-2010 in g/m**2) | 8 Veg biom change [g/m2/a] | 9 Veg biom tot [109 t] (1982) | 10 Veg biom tot [109 t] (2010) | 11 Diff (total biomass 1982-2010 in tons) | 12 Change [%] (in total biomass) | 13 Veg biom change [%/a] (total biomass) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland ice cap | 1795920 | 83.8 | 14.0 | 84.4 | 18.0 | 0.6 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.0011 | 0.70 | 0.025 |
| arctic subzone A | 200964 | 98.3 | 39.2 | 100.3 | 53.4 | 2.0 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.0004 | 2.05 | 0.073 |
| arctic subzone B | 530780 | 142.7 | 100.9 | 151.8 | 118.4 | 9.1 | 0.33 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.0048 | 6.39 | 0.228 |
| arctic subzone C | 1380760 | 199.6 | 116.6 | 241.2 | 148.7 | 41.6 | 1.49 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.0575 | 20.85 | 0.745 |
| arctic subzone D | 1708430 | 319.8 | 145.6 | 401.5 | 195.2 | 81.7 | 2.92 | 0.55 | 0.69 | 0.1396 | 25.56 | 0.913 |
| arctic subzone E | 2027020 | 467.5 | 142.5 | 563.6 | 153.1 | 96.1 | 3.43 | 0.95 | 1.14 | 0.1948 | 20.55 | 0.734 |
| Total | 2.02 | 2.41 | 0.3982 | 19.75 | 0.705 |