Walker, Donald A; Kuss, Patrick; Epstein, Howard E; Kade, Anja N; Vonlanthen, Corinne M; Raynolds, Martha K; Daniëls, Frederikus J A (2011): (Supplement Table S3b) Environmental and soil data for releves along the North America Arctic bioclimate gradient [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.837759, In supplement to: Walker, DA et al. (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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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 72.118000 * Median Longitude: -135.444000 * South-bound Latitude: 69.150000 * West-bound Longitude: -148.840000 * North-bound Latitude: 78.780000 * East-bound Longitude: -103.520000
Minimum HEIGHT above ground: 0.000 m * Maximum HEIGHT above ground: 0.300 m
Event(s):
Deadhorse * Latitude: 70.160000 * Longitude: -148.430000 * Location: Alaska, USA * Method/Device: Environmental investigation (ENV)
Franklin_Bluffs * Latitude: 69.670000 * Longitude: -148.770000 * Location: Alaska, USA * Method/Device: Environmental investigation (ENV)
Green_Cabin * Latitude: 73.210000 * Longitude: -119.580000 * Location: Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada NWT * Method/Device: Environmental investigation (ENV)
Comment:
For the parameters set as "-" the author did not give units.
Parameter(s):
# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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1 | Event label | Event | ||||
2 | Sample code/label | Sample label | Walker, Donald A | Sagwon: SA = acidic tundra, SN = non-acidic tundra | ||
3 | Latitude 2 | Latitude 2 | Walker, Donald A | |||
4 | Zone, biogeographic | Biogeograph zone | Walker, Donald A | A = Northernmost Arctic, E = Southernmost Arctic | ||
5 | Index | Index | Walker, Donald A | summer warmth index in °C | ||
6 | Vegetation, cover | Veg cov | % | Walker, Donald A | total | |
7 | Shrubs | Shrubs | % | Walker, Donald A | erect dwarf shrub | |
8 | Shrubs | Shrubs | % | Walker, Donald A | prostrate dwarf shrub | |
9 | Shrubs | Shrubs | % | Walker, Donald A | evergreen | |
10 | Shrubs | Shrubs | % | Walker, Donald A | deciduous | |
11 | Forbs | Forbs | % | Walker, Donald A | erect | |
12 | Forbs | Forbs | % | Walker, Donald A | mat | |
13 | Grass, cover | Grass cov | % | Walker, Donald A | non-tussock | |
14 | Grass, cover | Grass cov | % | Walker, Donald A | tussock | |
15 | Lichen | Lichen | % | Walker, Donald A | foliose | |
16 | Lichen | Lichen | % | Walker, Donald A | fructicose | |
17 | Lichen | Lichen | % | Walker, Donald A | crustose | |
18 | Moss | Moss | % | Walker, Donald A | pleurocarpous | |
19 | Moss | Moss | % | Walker, Donald A | actinoocarpous | |
20 | Marchantiophyta | Marchantiophyta | % | Walker, Donald A | liverwort | |
21 | Equisetum | Equ | % | Walker, Donald A | horsetail | |
22 | Blue-green algae | Algae | % | Walker, Donald A | ||
23 | Bare ground | bare | % | Walker, Donald A | rock | |
24 | Bare ground | bare | % | Walker, Donald A | soil | |
25 | Bare ground | bare | % | Walker, Donald A | salt crust | |
26 | Bare ground | bare | % | Walker, Donald A | water | |
27 | Vegetation, cover | Veg cov | % | Walker, Donald A | dead plants | |
28 | Vegetation, cover | Veg cov | % | Walker, Donald A | life plants | |
29 | Active layer depth | ALD | cm | Walker, Donald A | ||
30 | Snow thickness | Snow thick | m | Walker, Donald A | ||
31 | HEIGHT above ground | Height | m | Geocode | ||
32 | Horizon | Horizon | m | Walker, Donald A | soil mineral layer | |
33 | Horizon | Horizon | m | Walker, Donald A | soil organic layer | |
34 | Horizon | Horizon | m | Walker, Donald A | soil A horizon | |
35 | Density | Density | g/cm3 | Walker, Donald A | bulk | |
36 | Soil moisture | Soil moisture | % vol | Walker, Donald A | ||
37 | Sand | Sand | % | Walker, Donald A | ||
38 | Silt | Silt | % | Walker, Donald A | ||
39 | Size fraction < 0.002 mm, clay | <2 µm | % | Walker, Donald A | ||
40 | pH | pH | Walker, Donald A | |||
41 | - | - | Walker, Donald A | carbon, total | ||
42 | - | - | Walker, Donald A | nitrogen, total | ||
43 | Carbon/Nitrogen ratio | C/N | Walker, Donald A | |||
44 | - | - | Walker, Donald A | K | ||
45 | - | - | Walker, Donald A | Ca | ||
46 | - | - | Walker, Donald A | Mg | ||
47 | - | - | Walker, Donald A | Na | ||
48 | - | - | Walker, Donald A | vegetation cover | ||
49 | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index | NDVI | Walker, Donald A | |||
50 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | total | |
51 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | deciduous shrubs total | |
52 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | deciduous shrub stems | |
53 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | deciduous shrub life leaves | |
54 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | deciduous shrub dead leaves | |
55 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | deciduous shrub flower fruit | |
56 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | evergreen shrubs total | |
57 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | evergreen shrub stems | |
58 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | evergreen shrub life leaves | |
59 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | evergreen shrub dead leaves | |
60 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | evergreen shrub flower fruit | |
61 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | graminoids total | |
62 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | graminoids life | |
63 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | graminoids dead | |
64 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | forbs | |
65 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | horsetail | |
66 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | lichen | |
67 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | mosses | |
68 | Vegetation biomass | Veg biom | g/m2 | Walker, Donald A | algae | |
69 | Plant community | Plant com | Walker, Donald A | 25 not explained in article |
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