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Terrain and Vegetation of Toolik Lake, AK: Permanent Plots

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ARCSS

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.

Data access

download: NSF Arctic Data Center

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VX0DNG
Versions	1.0 (2009-04-29)
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Related projects	ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science
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	ARCTIC TUNDRA CALCIUM COMMUNITY STRUCTURE FLUVIAL LANDFORMS FREEZE/THAW GLACIAL LANDFORMS MAGNESIUM ORGANIC MATTER POTASSIUM SOIL CHEMISTRY SOIL CLASSIFICATION SOIL COLOR SOIL HORIZONS/PROFILE SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT SOIL SALINITY/SOIL SODICITY SOIL TEXTURE VEGETATION COVER VEGETATION SPECIES Show 15 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	arcss018_readme.txt [2 KiB]
Related links	info: ARCSS Data Policy homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage download: NSF Arctic Data Center

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1989-08-01 00:00:00
End datetime	1989-08-26 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 68.66, Minimum (South) Latitude: 68.61
Minimum (West) Longitude: -149.67, Maximum (East) Longitude: -149.54

Primary point of contact information

Donald A. (Skip) Walker <ffdaw@uaf.edu>

Additional contact information

author: Donald A. (Skip) Walker <ffdaw@uaf.edu>
author: N. C. Barry
originator: Donald A. (Skip) Walker <ffdaw@uaf.edu>

Citation

Walker, D., Barry, N. 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 Dec 2024.

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