Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS081 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. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 106.ARCSS081 * doi:10.5065/D6FB512M https://doi.org/10.5065/D6FB512M Versions 1.0 Citation Gonzalez, G., et al. 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 28 Mar 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 * 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 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA > ARCTIC TUNDRA * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL BULK DENSITY * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > PHOSPHORUS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > ACTIVE LAYER * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CARBON * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION SPECIES * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > POTASSIUM * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > FUNGI > LICHENS * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > PLANT CHARACTERISTICS * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > NITROGEN * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEXTURE * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL PH * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER Documentation * readme_arcss081.txt [5 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41AAD4E52E1/readme_arcss081.txt * report_excerpt.txt [16 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41AAD4E57FC/report_excerpt.txt Related links * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss * download: NSF Arctic Data Center https://doi.org/10.5065/D6FB512M * info: ARCSS Data Policy https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1999-07-19 00:00:00 * End datetime: 1999-09-11 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 80.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 64.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -112.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -85.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: Grizelle Gonzalez https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/767 Additional contact information * author: Grizelle Gonzalez https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/767 * author: William A. Gould https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/327 * originator: Grizelle Gonzalez https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/767 * author: Martha K. Raynolds https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/842 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS081?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS081?format=isotc211