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.
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.
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
(Click for Interactive Map)
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)
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