Plant phenology of species in dry heath tundra around Toolik Field Station, Alaska.

The Toolik Field Station plant phenology program, begun in 2007, monitors the timing of certain developmental stages within the plant community commonly found in dry heath tundra. It is an examination of the development and timing of commonly occurring plant species and how they are affected by a ch...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Seth Beaudreault, Juliette Funck, Anja Kade, Adeline Murthy, Aart Nugteren, Robin Rauch, Brie Van Dam
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Arctic Data Center 2018
Subjects:
Toolik Field Station
Arctic
Arctic plants
phenology
Arctic phenology
Alaska
Arctostaphylos alpina
Betula nana
Diapensia lapponica
Empetrum nigrum
Ledum palustre spp. decumbens
Loiseleuria procumbens
Vaccinium uliginosum
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Tundra
Online Access:https://search.dataone.org/view/urn:uuid:3220da67-ef1a-4adb-b7bc-e9d73c8c192f
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Summary:The Toolik Field Station plant phenology program, begun in 2007, monitors the timing of certain developmental stages within the plant community commonly found in dry heath tundra. It is an examination of the development and timing of commonly occurring plant species and how they are affected by a changing climate. The protocol is based on the ITEX (www.geog.ubc.ca/itex) protocol for the Toolik Snowfence Experiment. This dataset extends from 2011 until 2017.

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