Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Classification and Mapping
Summary
Investigators classified typical and characterisic vegetation communities in an area in northern Alaska using Braun-Blanquet sorted table analysis, and mapped the communities using integrated geobotanical mapping procedures in a Geographic Information System (GIS). The vegetation classification is presented in a final sorted table, and major terrain units, vegetation, and surface forms are described. Also included is a summary of comparable vegetation types from other relevant studies and an areal analysis of the geobotanical maps of the study area. The study area is the Department of Energy R4D research site and is located near Imnavait Creek, AK.
Data access
ORDER data for delivery by FTPAdditional information
Related projects: ARCSSObservational frequency: unknown
Spatial type: point
Categories: Arctic, Land Character.
Documentation: ARCSS112ReadMe.html [76 KB]
Related links:
- companion: Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Permanent Plots
- companion: Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Toposequence Study
Temporal coverage
Begin datetime: 1984-08-01 01:01:00, End datetime: 1987-05-31 23:59:59
Spatial coverage
Minimum latitude: 68.590000, Minimum longitude: -149.370000Maximum latitude: 68.630000, Maximum longitude: -149.260000
Point of contact
Skip WalkerInstitute of Arctic Biology
E-Mail address: ffdaw at uaf dot edu