Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map
Summary
This report summarizes environmental, vegetation, and soil data collected from 116 releves along a 2000-km transect from Amund Ringnes, Axel Heiberg, and Ellesmere Islands in the northern Canadian Arctic to a site at the southern edge of the Canadian tundra. Data include sample site descriptions (e.g., thaw depths, aspect, and surficial geology); soil pH, chemistry, and texture; and vascular, bryophyte, and lichen species cover. Scientists involved in the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping (CAVM) project, with the help of undergraduate students enrolled in a University of Minnesota field course, conducted this north-south transect study of the Canadian Arctic to investigate large-scale climate-related variations in vegetation.
Data access
ORDER data for delivery by FTPAdditional information
Related projects: ARCSSObservational frequency: no set schedule
Spatial type: point
Categories: Arctic, Land Character.
Platforms: Vegetation Sampling
Documentation:
- readme_arcss081.txt [5 KB]
- report_excerpt.txt [16 KB]
Temporal coverage
Begin datetime: 1999-07-19 00:00:00, End datetime: 1999-09-11 23:59:59
Spatial coverage
Minimum latitude: 64.000000, Minimum longitude: -112.000000Maximum latitude: 80.000000, Maximum longitude: -85.000000
Point of contact
Grizelle GonzálezUSDA Forest Service
E-Mail address: ggonzalez at fs dot fed dot us