Epstein, Howard E; Raynolds, Martha K; Walker, Donald A; Bhatt, Uma S; Tucker, Compton J; Pinzon, Jorge E (2012): (Table 4) Arctic aboveground tundra biomass dynamics by vegetation type (1982-2010) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.809918, 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
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| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vegetation type | Vegetation type | Epstein, Howard E | code | ||
| 2 | Vegetation type | Vegetation type | Epstein, Howard E | description | ||
| 3 | Area | Area | km2 | Epstein, Howard E | ||
| 4 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Epstein, Howard E | 1982 | |
| 5 | Standard deviation | Std dev | ± | Epstein, Howard E | mean biomass 1982 | |
| 6 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Epstein, Howard E | 2010 | |
| 7 | Standard deviation | Std dev | ± | Epstein, Howard E | mean biomass 2010 | |
| 8 | Difference | Diff | Epstein, Howard E | between 1982-2010 in g/m**2 | ||
| 9 | Vegetation biomass, rate of change | Veg biom change | g/m2/a | Epstein, Howard E | ||
| 10 | Vegetation biomass, total | Veg biom tot | 109 t | Epstein, Howard E | 1982 | |
| 11 | Vegetation biomass, total | Veg biom tot | 109 t | Epstein, Howard E | 2010 | |
| 12 | Difference | Diff | Epstein, Howard E | total biomass 1982-2010 in tons | ||
| 13 | Change | Change | % | Epstein, Howard E | in total biomass | |
| 14 | Vegetation biomass, rate of change | Veg biom change | %/a | Epstein, Howard E | total biomass |
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Data
| 1 Vegetation type (code) | 2 Vegetation type (description) | 3 Area [km2] | 4 Veg biom [g/m2] (1982) | 5 Std dev [±] (mean biomass 1982) | 6 Veg biom [g/m2] (2010) | 7 Std dev [±] (mean biomass 2010) | 8 Diff (between 1982-2010 in g/m**2) | 9 Veg biom change [g/m2/a] | 10 Veg biom tot [109 t] (1982) | 11 Veg biom tot [109 t] (2010) | 12 Diff (total biomass 1982-2010 in tons) | 13 Change [%] (in total biomass) | 14 Veg biom change [%/a] (total biomass) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bl | polar desert-cryptogam, cushion-forb barren | 239251 | 111.6 | 48.3 | 123.2 | 76.4 | 11.6 | 0.41 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.0028 | 10.39 | 0.371 |
| Gl | herb AB-rush/grass, cryptogam tundra | 144381 | 171.0 | 106.1 | 187.1 | 134.7 | 16.0 | 0.57 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.0023 | 9.38 | 0.335 |
| B2 | shield-cryptogam barren (bedrock) | 406234 | 200.2 | 68.6 | 267.0 | 129.0 | 66.9 | 2.39 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.0272 | 33.40 | 1.193 |
| PI | dry shrub BC-prostrate dwarf-shrub, herb tundra | 418688 | 205.4 | 103.6 | 252.3 | 148.8 | 47.0 | 1.68 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.0197 | 22.88 | 0.817 |
| G2 | gram BC-graminoid, prostrate dwarf-shrub, forb tundra | 455898 | 281.7 | 127.6 | 347.6 | 158.4 | 65.9 | 2.35 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.0300 | 23.40 | 0.836 |
| P2 | Cassiope-prostrate/hemiprostrate dwarf-shrub tundra | 150070 | 185.5 | 83.8 | 237.8 | 134.6 | 52.2 | 1.87 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.0078 | 28.15 | 1.005 |
| G3 | MNT-non-tussock sedge, dwarf-shrub, moss tundra | 612119 | 377.2 | 121.5 | 506.4 | 176.4 | 129.2 | 4.61 | 0.23 | 0.31 | 0.0791 | 34.25 | 1.223 |
| G4 | TT-tussock sedge, dwarf-shrub, moss tundra | 364411 | 500.6 | 105.7 | 580.9 | 126.1 | 80.3 | 2.87 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.0293 | 16.04 | 0.573 |
| SI | dwarf shrub-erect dwarf-shrub tundra | 769723 | 399.1 | 125.7 | 500.7 | 157.1 | 101.6 | 3.63 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.0782 | 25.45 | 0.909 |
| S2 | low shrub-low-shrub tundra | 673161 | 521.2 | 136.4 | 610.3 | 141.6 | 89.1 | 3.18 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.0600 | 17.09 | 0.610 |
| Wl | mire BC-sedge/grass, moss wetland | 108247 | 280.4 | 146.7 | 337.9 | 173.7 | 57.5 | 2.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.0062 | 20.51 | 0.733 |
| W2 | mire D-sedge, moss dwarf-shrub wetland | 144688 | 402.9 | 121.7 | 465.5 | 136.2 | 62.6 | 2.23 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.0091 | 15.53 | 0.555 |
| W3 | mire E-sedge, moss, low-shrub wetland | 176824 | 536.3 | 148.0 | 557.1 | 157.9 | 20.8 | 0.74 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.0037 | 3.88 | 0.138 |
| B3 | acid mtns.-non-carbonate mountain complex | 578906 | 241.6 | 157.7 | 287.4 | 204.3 | 45.8 | 1.64 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.0265 | 18.95 | 0.677 |
| B4 | carb. mtns.-carbonate mountain complex | 135463 | 247.9 | 184.2 | 288.4 | 231.0 | 40.5 | 1.45 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.0055 | 16.34 | 0.584 |
| Nunatak | 95331 | 87.9 | 19.0 | 90.0 | 42.5 | 2.1 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.0002 | 2.43 | 0.087 | |
| Glacier | 2086060 | 84.8 | 16.8 | 86.2 | 28.2 | 1.4 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.0029 | 1.66 | 0.059 | |
| Lake | 71498 | 310.1 | 129.7 | 418.1 | 199.9 | 108.0 | 3.86 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.0077 | 34.81 | 1.243 | |
| Lagoon | 11378 | 349.0 | 159.7 | 350.5 | 172.7 | 1.5 | 0.05 | 0.43 | 0.015 |