Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Classification and Mapping

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Entry ID

ARCSS112

Summary

Investigators classified typical and characterisic vegetation communities in an area in northern Alaska using Braun-Blanquet sorted table analysis, and mapped the communities using integrated geobotanical mapping procedures in a Geographic Information System (GIS). The vegetation classification is presented in a final sorted table, and major terrain units, vegetation, and surface forms are described. Also included is a summary of comparable vegetation types from other relevant studies and an areal analysis of the geobotanical maps of the study area. The study area is the Department of Energy R4D research site and is located near Imnavait Creek, AK. Data are available only as a hard-copy paper report.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Donald A. Walker
Dataset Title: Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Classification and Mapping
Dataset Release Date: 1996-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO, USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: paper copy
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss112.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1984-08-01
Stop Date: 1987-05-31

Location Keywords

• Continent North America
• Geographic Region Arctic
• Vertical Location Land Surface

Science Keywords

• Biosphere Ecological Dynamics Community Structure
• Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Alpine/Tundra
• Biosphere Terrestrial Ecosystems Wetlands
• 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 Periglacial Processes
• Cryosphere Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground
• Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Cover
• Human Dimensions Land Use/Land Cover Land Management
• Land Surface Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes
• Land Surface Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground
• Land Surface Geomorphology Fluvial Landforms/Processes
• Land Surface Geomorphology Glacial Landforms/Processes
• Land Surface Land Use/Land Cover Land Cover
• Land Surface Landscape Landscape Ecology
• Land Surface Landscape Landscape Patterns
• Land Surface Soils Organic Matter
• Land Surface Soils Permafrost
• Land Surface Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
• Land Surface Topography Contours
• Land Surface Topography Landforms
• Land Surface Topography Terrain Elevation
• Land Surface Topography Topographic Effects
• Land Surface Topography Topographical Relief
• Solid Earth Geomorphology Fluvial Landforms/Processes
• Solid Earth Geomorphology Glacial Landforms/Processes
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Cover
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Drainage
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Watershed Characteristics

Ancillary Keywords

• ADCC
• ARCSS
• ARCSS112
• Arctic Ecosystem
• Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
• Braun-Blanquet
• Imnavait Creek
• INTEGRATED GEOBOTANICAL MAPPING
• Land Surface
• lichens
• MAP
• mosses
• National Science Foundation
• NSF
• NSIDC
• OPP-9214959
• OPP-9318530
• OPP-9415554
• OPP9214959
• OPP9318530
• OPP9415554
• Plant Communities
• Plant Ecology
• R4D
• RELEVE
• SORTED TABLE ANALYSIS
• SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCE
• TERRAIN MAP
• Terrestrial Habitat
• Tundra
• Vegetation Communities
• VEGETATION MAP
• Visual Observations

Platform

• AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
• GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

• CAMERAS
• PH METERS

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 Set ID: ARCSS112

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 Set ID: ARCSS112

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: Printed data report
Distribution Size: 40 pp. + appendix
Distribution Format: Paper copy

Personnel

Donald (Skip) A. Walker
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 907-474-2460
Email: ffdaw@uaf.edu
Contact Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology
University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775-6780
Country: USA

Patrick J. Webber
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (517) 355-1284
Fax: (517) 432-2150
Email: webber@msu.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
Michigan State University
100 North Kedzie Hall
City: East Lansing
Province or State: MI
Postal Code: 48824

Nan D. Lederer
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Plant Ecology Laboratory
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
University of Colorado
UCB 450
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309

Marilyn Walker
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 907-474-2424
Fax: 907-474-6251
Email: ffmdw@uaf.edu
Contact Address:
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit
School of Agriculture and Land Resources Management
P.O. Box 756780
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775-7000

NSIDC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
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

Related URL

ftp://adcc.colorado.edu/pub/projects/arcss112/
data ftp site

http://nsidc.org/data/arcss112.html
access to data and documentation

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
The raw data used in the classification study of this data report, including environmental, soil, and vegetation information collected from 73 study plots at the Department of Energy R4D research site, are available in the ARCSS110 data set, 'Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Permanent Plots.'

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
The maps described in this data report are presented in the Imnavait 1:500 and 1:6000 data in the ARCSS017 data set, 'GIS Data from the Alaska North Slope.'

Reference

Walker, D.A. and N.C. Barry. 1991. Toolik Lake permanent vegetation plots: Site factors, soil physical and chemical properties, plant species cover, photographs, and soil descriptions. Department of Energy R4D Program Data report, Joint Facility for Regional Ecosystem Analysis, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO. Digital version available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, CO. Identifier no. ARCSS018.

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.

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Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

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DIF Creation Date: 2003-03-01

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