Terrain and Vegetation of Toolik Lake, AK: Permanent Plots https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS018 Summary This data set is a summary of environmental, soil, and vegetation information collected from 81 study plots at the Toolik Lake research site in northern Alaska. Data include site factors, soil classification, description, and physical and chemical properties, as well as plant species cover. Investigators examined typical and characteristic vegetation communities of the area around Toolik Lake. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 106.ARCSS018 * doi:10.5065/D6VX0DNG https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VX0DNG Versions 1.0 Citation Walker, D., Barry, N., Walker, D. 2009. Terrain and Vegetation of Toolik Lake, AK: Permanent Plots. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VX0DNG Accessed 23 Apr 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ARCSS Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Language: English ISO Topic Categories * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere Categories * Arctic * Land Character * Soils * Vegetation Platforms * Field Surveys Instruments * Soil Sampler Sites * Toolik GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > MAGNESIUM * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL COLOR * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL CHEMISTRY * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CALCIUM * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL SALINITY/SOIL SODICITY * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > FLUVIAL LANDFORMS * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION SPECIES * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > ORGANIC MATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL CLASSIFICATION * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > FREEZE/THAW * EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > POTASSIUM * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA > ARCTIC TUNDRA * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEXTURE * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > GLACIAL LANDFORMS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL HORIZONS/PROFILE Documentation * arcss018_readme.txt [2 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41A8A4E52B8/arcss018_readme.txt Related links * download: NSF Arctic Data Center https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VX0DNG * info: ARCSS Data Policy https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1989-08-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 1989-08-26 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 68.66 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 68.61 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -149.67 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -149.54 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: Donald A. (Skip) Walker https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/303 Additional contact information * author: Donald A. (Skip) Walker https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/303 * author: N. C. Barry https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2059 * originator: Donald A. (Skip) Walker https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/303 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS018?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS018?format=isotc211