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. 2009. Terrain and Vegetation of Toolik Lake, AK:
 Permanent Plots. Version 1.0. NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VX0DNG Accessed 23 Apr 2026.

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Acknowledgement
In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements,
please acknowledge NSF 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 > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL SALINITY/SOIL SODICITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION SPECIES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEXTURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > FREEZE/THAW
 * EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > POTASSIUM
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > MAGNESIUM
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > ORGANIC MATTER
 * 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
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL CHEMISTRY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL COLOR
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA > ARCTIC TUNDRA
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > FLUVIAL LANDFORMS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CALCIUM
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL CLASSIFICATION

Documentation
 * arcss018_readme.txt [2 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41A8A4E52B8/arcss018_readme.txt

Related links
 * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss
 * info: ARCSS Data Policy
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html
 * download: NSF Arctic Data Center
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VX0DNG

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 <ffdaw@uaf.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/303

Additional contact information
 * author: Donald A. (Skip) Walker <ffdaw@uaf.edu>
   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 <ffdaw@uaf.edu>
   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