Abstract:
This 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, and plant species cover. Investigators examined typical and characteristic vegetation communities of the Imnavait Creek watershed. Data are distributed in PDF file format.
Description:
Data from this study were classified using Braun-Blanquet sorted table analysis, and were incorporated in creating a map using integrated geobotanical mapping procedures in a Geographic Information System (GIS). The vegetation classification is presented in a final sorted table, and major terrain units, vegetation, and surface forms are described. Also included is a summary of comparable vegetation types from other relevant studies and an areal analysis of the geobotanical maps of the study area. The study area is the Department of Energy R4D research site and is located near Imnavait Creek, AK
Description:
The map derived from data in this report is presented in the Imnavait 1:6000 data in the ARCSS017 data set, 'GIS Data from the Alaska North Slope.'
Geographic Coverage
(Click for Interactive Map)
Spatial coordinates
N: 90.0
S: -55.0
E: 180.0
W: -180.0
Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Leaders for Tomorrow Environment Task Force, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Dataset Title:
2001 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Dataset Release Date:
2001
Dataset Release Place:
New Haven, CT
Dataset Publisher:
Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University
