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Terrain and Vegetation of Toolik Lake, AK: Permanent Plots

Entry ID: ARCSS018

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Summary

Abstract: 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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Description: Complementary data can be found in the arcss110 data set, 'Terrain and Vegetation of Imnavait Creek, AK: Permanent Plots.' The data report is a summary of environmental, soil, and vegetation information collected from 73 study plots at the Department of Energy R4D research site, located near Imnavait Creek in northern Alaska. Data include site factors, soil classification, description, and physical and chemical properties, as well as plant species cover.

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Description: The maps derived from interpretations of data in this report are presented in the Imnavait 1:500 and 1:6000 data in the ARCSS017 data set, 'GIS Data from the Alaska North Slope.'

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 68.66

S: 68.61

E: -149.54

W: -149.67

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/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, CO, USA

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss018.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1989-08-01

Stop Date: 1989-08-26

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Quality NoneNone

Access Constraints Only the owner of the data has direct access to it. Anyone wishing to obtain
data contained in this data set should contact the distributor.

Use Constraints The Canadian Forest Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect
use of the data described and/or contained herein.Although these data have been
processed successfully on a computer system at the Canadian Forest Service, no
warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the
data on any other system or for general or scientific ...

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Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Data Center

Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada

Data Center URL: http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/?lang=en

Data Center Personnel
Name: SUSAN MARTIN Phone: +01-506-452-3534 Fax: +01-506-452-3525 Email: smartin at nrcan.gc.ca Contact Address: Atlantic Forestry Centre City: Fredericton Province or State: New Brunswick Postal Code: E3B 5P7 Country: Canada