Ground cover ranks at Brooks Range treelines, Alaska (2019-2022)

• Main Authors: Roman Dial, Russell Wong, Colin Maher, Rebecca Hewitt, Patrick Sullivan
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2023
• Subjects: treeline; ground cover; Arctic; boreal; dwarf shrubs; Wind River; Timber Lake; Firth River; Timber Creek; Clear River; Brooks Range; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2ZP3W230

Cover rankings of ground cover during 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 as sampled within n = 553 5-meter (m) radius plots (area = 78.5 square meters), each centered on a selected white spruce adult called "Focal Tree." The purpose of this dataset was to examine spatial variation in ground cover (...