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Hofgaard, Annika; Dalen, Linda; Hytteborn, Håkan (2009): (Table 2) Biotic and abiotic characteristics of birch sapling (Betula pubescens tortuosa) occurrence above the tree line [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811216, In supplement to: Hofgaard, A et al. (2009): Tree recruitment above the treeline and potential for climate-driven treeline change. Journal of Vegetation Science, 20(6), 1133-1144, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01114.x

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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 66.777667 * Median Longitude: 17.444333 * South-bound Latitude: 62.250000 * West-bound Longitude: 9.583300 * North-bound Latitude: 69.750000 * East-bound Longitude: 23.916700
Minimum ELEVATION: 510 m a.s.l. * Maximum ELEVATION: 1208 m a.s.l.
Event(s):
Abisko (ABI)  * Latitude: 68.333000 * Longitude: 18.833000 * Location: Abisko, Lappland, northern Sweden * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Dovre  * Latitude: 62.250000 * Longitude: 9.583300 * Elevation Start: 1150.0 m * Elevation End: 1690.0 m * Location: Norway * Method/Device: Biological sample (BIOS)
Joatka  * Latitude: 69.750000 * Longitude: 23.916700 * Elevation Start: 20.0 m * Elevation End: 570.0 m * Location: Norway * Method/Device: Biological sample (BIOS)
Comment:
ELEVATION is mean growing location altitude.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1 Event labelEvent
2 Latitude of eventLatitude
3 Longitude of eventLongitude
4 Temperature, air, annual meanMAAT°CHofgaard, Annika
5 Temperature, mean summerT sum°CHofgaard, Annika
6 ELEVATIONElevationm a.s.l.Geocode
7 Standard deviationStd dev±Hofgaard, Annikagrowing location altitude
8 HeightHeightmHofgaard, Annikaabove treeline
9 Standard deviationStd dev±Hofgaard, Annikaheight above treeline
10 Slope inclination, meanSlope inc mdegHofgaard, Annika
11 Slope inclination, standard deviationSlope inc std dev±Hofgaard, Annika
12 PercentagePerc%Hofgaard, AnnikaVisual observationconcave microtopography
13 PercentagePerc%Hofgaard, AnnikaVisual observationflat microtopography
14 PercentagePerc%Hofgaard, AnnikaVisual observationconvex microtopography
15 PercentagePerc%Hofgaard, AnnikaVisual observationridge-snow bed position: ridge
16 PercentagePerc%Hofgaard, AnnikaVisual observationridge-snow bed position: ridge-lee side
17 PercentagePerc%Hofgaard, AnnikaVisual observationridge-snow bed position: lee side
18 PercentagePerc%Hofgaard, AnnikaVisual observationridge-snow bed position: lee side-snow bed
19 PercentagePerc%Hofgaard, AnnikaVisual observationridge-snow bed position: snow bed
20 Betula pubescens tortuosa, ageB. pubescens tortuosa ageaHofgaard, AnnikaAge, tree ringsaplings
21 Betula pubescens, standard deviationB. pubescens std dev±Hofgaard, AnnikaAge, tree ringage
22 Betula pubescens tortuosa, heightB. pubescens tortuosa hmHofgaard, Annikasaplings
23 Betula pubescens, standard deviationB. pubescens std dev±Hofgaard, Annikaheight
24 Number of stemsStems#Hofgaard, AnnikaVisual observationpolycormic per sapling
25 Standard deviationStd dev±Hofgaard, AnnikaVisual observationpolycormicy
26 PercentagePerc%Hofgaard, AnnikaVisual observationbrowsed (grazed) per sapling
27 Standard deviationStd dev±Hofgaard, AnnikaVisual observation% browsed/sapling
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
69 data points

Data

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1 
Event		2 
Latitude		3 
Longitude		4 
MAAT [°C]		5 
T sum [°C]		6 
Elevation [m a.s.l.]		7 
Std dev [±]
(growing location altitude)		8 
Height [m]
(above treeline)		9 
Std dev [±]
(height above treeline)		10 
Slope inc m [deg]		11 
Slope inc std dev [±]		12 
Perc [%]
(concave microtopography, Visu...)		13 
Perc [%]
(flat microtopography, Visual ...)		14 
Perc [%]
(convex microtopography, Visua...)		15 
Perc [%]
(ridge-snow bed position: ridg...)		16 
Perc [%]
(ridge-snow bed position: ridg...)		17 
Perc [%]
(ridge-snow bed position: lee ...)		18 
Perc [%]
(ridge-snow bed position: lee ...)		19 
Perc [%]
(ridge-snow bed position: snow...)		20 
B. pubescens tortuosa age [a]
(saplings, Age, tree ring)		21 
B. pubescens std dev [±]
(age, Age, tree ring)		22 
B. pubescens tortuosa h [m]
(saplings)		23 
B. pubescens std dev [±]
(height)		24 
Stems [#]
(polycormic per sapling, Visua...)		25 
Std dev [±]
(polycormicy, Visual observation)		26 
Perc [%]
(browsed (grazed) per sapling,...)		27 
Std dev [±]
(% browsed/sapling, Visual obs...)
Dovre 62.2509.5830.29.212085.3069.25.35181.8829.539.730.89.59.563.517.50.0322.200.60.052.620.3421.83.31
Abisko 68.33318.833-0.59.88085.6280.44.64291.5351.432.915.76.725.066.70.01.7171.310.30.021.700.165.91.09
Joatka 69.75023.917-2.39.95103.7053.31.60121.0611.987.11.060.50.016.323.30.090.810.10.021.140.651.70.94