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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: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa

Dataset Title: Fish Collection

Dataset Release Place: Grahamstown, South Africa

Dataset Publisher: AfrOBIS, South Africa

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
OBIS.Fishbase

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1888-01-01

Stop Date: 2009-06-04

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA > PERSIAN GULF

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 100 m
Longitude Resolution: 100 m
Horizontal Resolution Range: 30 meters - < 100 meters

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

Instrument

VISUAL OBSERVATIONS

Project

OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE

Quality The overland records have been deleted.

Access Constraints None.

Use Constraints Acknowledge the use of specific records from contributing databases in the form appearing in the 'Citation' field thereof (if any); and acknowledge the use of the OBIS facility.

For information purposes, email to obissupport@marine.rutgers.edu the full citation of any publication made (printed or electronic) that cites OBIS or any constituent part.

Recognize the limitations of data in OBIS.

Ancillary Keywords

AULOSTOMIDAE

ACROPOMATIDAE

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa

Data Center

International Ocean Biogeographic Information System

Data Center URL: http://www.iobis.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: EDWARD VANDEN BERGHE Phone: (732) 932-6555 x 565 Fax: (732) 932-8578 Email: evberghe at marine.rutgers.edu, evberghe at iobis.org Contact Address: Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Rutgers University 71 Dudley Road City: New Brunswick Province or State: NJ Postal Code: 08901-8521 Country: USA