Terrain and Vegetation of Toolik Lake, AK: Permanent Plots  View Catalog Page Entry ID
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.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 68.66°
S: 68.61°
E: -149.54°
W: -149.67°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Donald A. Walker
Dataset Title: Terrain and Vegetation of Toolik Lake, AK: Permanent Plots
Dataset Release Date: 1996-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss018.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1989-08-01
Stop Date: 1989-08-26
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION ARCTIC
- VERTICAL LOCATION LAND SURFACE
Science Keywords
- Biological Classification Plants Angiosperms (flowering Plants)
- Biological Classification Plants Gymnosperms Conifers
- Biological Classification Plants Lichens
- Biological Classification Plants Mosses/Hornworts/Liverworts
- Biosphere Ecological Dynamics Community Structure
- Biosphere Ecological Dynamics Dominance
- Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Alpine/Tundra
- Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Wetlands
- Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Wetlands Marshes
- Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Wetlands Palustrine Wetlands
- Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Wetlands Peatlands
- Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Wetlands Riparian Wetlands
- Biosphere Vegetation Canopy Characteristics
- Biosphere Vegetation Deciduous Vegetation
- Biosphere Vegetation Dominant Species
- Biosphere Vegetation Evergreen Vegetation
- Biosphere Vegetation Indigenous Vegetation
- Biosphere Vegetation Plant Characteristics
- Biosphere Vegetation Vegetation Cover
- Biosphere Vegetation Vegetation Species
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Active Layer
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Cover
- Human Dimensions Environmental Impacts Contaminants
- Human Dimensions Land Use/Land Cover Land Management
- Land Surface Erosion/Sedimentation Weathering
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Active Layer
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground
- Land Surface Geomorphology Glacial Landforms/Processes
- Land Surface Landscape Landscape Ecology
- Land Surface Landscape Landscape Patterns
- Land Surface Land Use/Land Cover Land Cover
- Land Surface Soils Calcium
- Land Surface Soils Magnesium
- Land Surface Soils Nitrogen
- Land Surface Soils Organic Matter
- Land Surface Soils Potassium
- Land Surface Soils Soil Bulk Density
- Land Surface Soils Soil Chemistry
- Land Surface Soils Soil Classification
- Land Surface Soils Soil Color
- Land Surface Soils Soil Consistence
- Land Surface Soils Soil Depth
- Land Surface Soils Soil Horizons/Profile
- Land Surface Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Land Surface Soils Soil pH
- Land Surface Soils Soil Plasticity
- Land Surface Soils Soil Salinity/Soil Sodicity
- Land Surface Soils Soil Structure
- Land Surface Soils Soil Texture
- Land Surface Topography Contours
- Land Surface Topography Landforms
- Land Surface Topography Terrain Elevation
- Land Surface Topography Topographical Relief
- Land Surface Topography Topographic Effects
- Solid Earth Geomorphology Glacial Landforms/Processes
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Ground Water Drainage
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Cover
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Melt
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Drainage
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Rivers/Streams
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Water Channels
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Watershed Characteristics
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Wetlands
Ancillary Keywords
- ADCC
- Alaska
- ARCSS
- ARCSS018
- Arctic Ecosystem
- Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
- Braun-Blanquet
- DE-FG02-84ER60242.A006
- National Science Foundation
- NSF
- NSIDC
- OPP9214959
- OPP-9214959
- OPP9318530
- OPP-9318530
- OPP9415554
- OPP-9415554
- Plant Communities
- Plant Ecology
- R4D
- RELEVE
- Soil Taxonomy
- SORTED TABLE ANALYSIS
- Terrestrial Habitat
- Toolik Lake
- Tundra
- Vegetation Communities
Platform
- AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instrument
Project
- ARCSS/LAII/FLUX Arctic System Science/Land-Atmosphere-Ice Interaction/fluxes
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC ARCSS User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 1 - 494 KB
Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 1 - 494 KB
Distribution Format: Microsoft Word
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 1 - 494 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Donald (Skip) A. Walker
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 907 474-2460
Email: ffdaw@uaf.edu
Contact Address:
- University of Alaska at Fairbanks
- Institute of Arctic Biology
- Institute of Arctic Biology
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775-6780
Country: USA
Natalya C. Barry
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Joint Facility for Regional Ecosystem Analysis
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
- University of Colorado
- UCB 450
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Related URL
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Alaska Geobotany Center
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Reference
Klute, A. 1986. Methods of soil analysis, Part 1. Physical and mineralogical methods. Agronomy Series, No. 9, American Society of Agronomy, Inc. and Soil Science Society of American, Inc. Madison, WI, 1188 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D., and H. Ellenberg. 1974. Aims and methods of vegetation ecology. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 547 pp.
Page, A.L., R.H. Miller, and D.R. Keeney (Eds.) 1982. Methods of soil analysis, Part 2. Chemical and microbiological properties. Agronomy Series, No. 9, American Society of Agronomy, Inc. and Soil Science Society of American, Inc. Madison, WI, 1159 pp.
Soil Survey Staff. 1974. Soil taxonomy of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 754 pp.
Walker, D.A., Lederer, N.D., and M.D. Walker. 1987. Permanent vegetation plots: Site factors, soil physical and chemical properties and plant species cover. Department of Engergy, R4D Program Data Report. Plant Ecology Laboratory, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO. Paper copy available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, CO. Identifier no. ARCSS110.
Walker, D.A. and N.D. Lederer. 1987. Toposequence study: Site factors, soil physical and chemical properties and plant species cover. Department of Energy R4D Program Data Report. Plant Ecology Laboratory, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO. Paper copy available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, CO. Identifier no. ARCSS111.
Walker, D.A., Webber, P.J., Lederer, N.D. and M.D. Walker. 1987. Terrain and vegetation of the Department of Energy R4D Research Site, Imnavait Creek, Alaska. I. Classification and Mapping. Department of Energy R4D Program Data report, Plant Ecology Laboratory, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO. Paper copy available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, CO. Identifier no. ARCSS112.
Westhoff V., and E. van der Maarel. 1978. The Braun-Blanquet approach. In: Whittaker, R.H. (Ed.) Classification of plant communities. Boston: Junk, pp. 617-726.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1996-01-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-18
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