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Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map

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ARCSS

Summary

This dataset contains Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map data. The 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 Map (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

download: NSF Arctic Data Center

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6FB512M
Versions	1.0 (2009-04-29)
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Related projects	ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
ISO Topic Categories	climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Categories	Arctic Chemistry Land Character Soils Vegetation
Platforms	Field Surveys
Instruments	Soil Sampler Visual Observations
GCMD Science Keywords	ACTIVE LAYER ARCTIC TUNDRA CARBON LICHENS NITROGEN PHOSPHORUS PLANT CHARACTERISTICS POTASSIUM SOIL BULK DENSITY SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT SOIL PH SOIL TEXTURE VEGETATION COVER VEGETATION SPECIES Show 11 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme_arcss081.txt [5 KiB] report_excerpt.txt [16 KiB]
Related links	info: ARCSS Data Policy homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage download: NSF Arctic Data Center

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1999-07-19 00:00:00
End datetime	1999-09-11 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 80.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 64.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -112.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -85.00

Primary point of contact information

Grizelle Gonzalez <ggonzalez@fs.fed.us>

Additional contact information

author: Grizelle Gonzalez <ggonzalez@fs.fed.us>
author: William A. Gould <wgould@fs.fed.us>
originator: Grizelle Gonzalez <ggonzalez@fs.fed.us>
author: Martha K. Raynolds <mkraynolds@alaska.edu>

Citation

Gonzalez, G., Gould, W., Raynolds, M. 2009. Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6FB512M. Accessed 21 Dec 2024.

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