Canadian Transect of Soils and Vegetation for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map
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 Data Contributors
- WALKER, DONALD (SKIP) A.
- GOULD, WILLIAM A.
- GONZALEZ, GRIZELLE
- RAYNOLDS, MARTHA K.
Parameters
- ALPINE/TUNDRA
- CALCIUM
- INDIGENOUS VEGETATION
- LANDFORMS
- LICHENS
- MOSSES/HORNWORTS/LIVERWORTS
- NITROGEN
- ORGANIC MATTER
- PERMAFROST
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- SOIL CHEMISTRY
- SOIL CLASSIFICATION
- SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
- SOIL PH
- SOIL TEXTURE
- VEGETATION COVER
- VEGETATION SPECIES
- WETLANDS
Instruments
- CAMERAS
- PH METERS
- SOIL SAMPLER
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This 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 Mapping (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 CitationGonzalez, G., W.A. Gould, and M.K. Reynolds. 2000. 1999 Canadian transect for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map. Data report, Northern Ecosystem Analysis and Mapping Laboratory, Fairbanks, AK. Digital version available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, CO. Identifier no. ARCSS081.
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