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Terrain and Vegetation of Toolik Lake, AK: Permanent Plots

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Data Contributors

  • WALKER, DONALD (SKIP) A.
  • BARRY, NATALYA C.

Parameters

  • ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
  • ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > DOMINANCE
  • ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANTS
  • EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > WEATHERING
  • FROZEN GROUND > ACTIVE LAYER
  • FROZEN GROUND > PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES
  • FROZEN GROUND > SEASONALLY FROZEN GROUND
  • GEOMORPHOLOGY > GLACIAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES
  • GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION
  • GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY
  • GROUND WATER > DRAINAGE
  • LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND COVER
  • LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND MANAGEMENT
  • LANDSCAPE > LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
  • LANDSCAPE > LANDSCAPE PATTERNS
  • PLANTS > ANGIOSPERMS (FLOWERING PLANTS)
  • PLANTS > GYMNOSPERMS > CONIFERS
  • PLANTS > LICHENS
  • PLANTS > MOSSES/HORNWORTS/LIVERWORTS
  • SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER
  • SNOW/ICE > SNOW MELT
  • SOILS > CALCIUM
  • SOILS > MAGNESIUM
  • SOILS > NITROGEN
  • SOILS > ORGANIC MATTER
  • SOILS > POTASSIUM
  • SOILS > SOIL BULK DENSITY
  • SOILS > SOIL CHEMISTRY
  • SOILS > SOIL CLASSIFICATION
  • SOILS > SOIL COLOR
  • SOILS > SOIL CONSISTENCE
  • SOILS > SOIL DEPTH
  • SOILS > SOIL HORIZONS/PROFILE
  • SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
  • SOILS > SOIL PH
  • SOILS > SOIL PLASTICITY
  • SOILS > SOIL SALINITY/SOIL SODICITY
  • SOILS > SOIL STRUCTURE
  • SOILS > SOIL TEXTURE
  • SURFACE WATER > DRAINAGE
  • SURFACE WATER > RIVERS/STREAMS
  • SURFACE WATER > WATER CHANNELS
  • SURFACE WATER > WATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS
  • SURFACE WATER > WETLANDS
  • TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA
  • TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS
  • TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > MARSHES
  • TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > PALUSTRINE WETLANDS
  • TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > PEATLANDS
  • TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > RIPARIAN WETLANDS
  • TOPOGRAPHY > CONTOURS
  • TOPOGRAPHY > LANDFORMS
  • TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION
  • TOPOGRAPHY > TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS
  • TOPOGRAPHY > TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF
  • VEGETATION > CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS
  • VEGETATION > DECIDUOUS VEGETATION
  • VEGETATION > DOMINANT SPECIES
  • VEGETATION > EVERGREEN VEGETATION
  • VEGETATION > INDIGENOUS VEGETATION
  • VEGETATION > PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
  • VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER
  • VEGETATION > VEGETATION SPECIES

Instruments

  • CAMERAS
  • PH METERS

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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.

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Data Citation

The following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.

Donald A. Walker. 1996. Terrain and Vegetation of Toolik Lake, AK: Permanent Plots. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.


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