Arctic shrub size and leaf traits, northern Alaska, summer 2017

• Main Authors: Jennifer Fraterrigo, Weile Chen
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: ESS-DIVE: Deep Insight for Earth Science Data 2022
• Subjects: Arctic tundra; Plant traits; Root traits; Leaf traits; Deciduous shrubs; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS; Roots; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA > ARCTIC TUNDRA; EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > LAND SURFACE/AGRICULTURE INDICATORS > SOIL MOISTURE; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > ACTIVE LAYER; Arctic; Eriophorum; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/ess-dive-a6d1181b79ac610-20230407T151039859777

This data package contains leaf and size trait and environmental data collected from 170 plots of rapidly expanding shrub genera (Alnus, Betula, and Salix) and a widespread sedge (Eriophorum vaginatum) along a latitudinal and climate gradient in northern Alaska. The trait data were collected in summer 2017 and include leaf area, specific leaf area, leaf nitrogen concentration, leaf delta 15N, leaf delta 13C, shrub height, aboveground biomass, and the ratio of root biomass to aboveground biomass. These raw data support a submitted manuscript that examines the intraspecific variations of size, leaf and root traits of shrubs across the graminoid-dominated nutrient-poor arctic tundra and reveals the environmental drivers of deciduous shrub traits in tundra ecosystems (Fraterrigo et al., submitted). Data are presented by site (n=5) and patch (shrub or sedge plot) in separate csv files. The location data are provided in the “plot coordinates” file; all other files contain the data in the file title. Detailed methods are in the submitted manuscript. A companion data package contains root trait data collected simultaneously from the same plots (Fraterrigo and Chen, 2020). See the "Related references" section for more information.