Aggregated ground vegetation above-ground biomass at 31 sites in Northwestern Canada, in Summer 2022 (CA-Land_2022_NWCanada) ...

• Main Authors: Schild, Laura, Kruse, Stefan, Schildt, Katharina, Ewald, Peter, Gloy, Josias, Haupt, Sarah
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2023
• Subjects: boreal forest; Field observation; ground vegetation; Permafrost; Vegetation; vegetation survey; Event label; DATE/TIME; ELEVATION; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; Achillea millefolium, biomass as dry weight; Alnus alnobetula, biomass, dry mass; Andromeda polifolia, biomass, dry mass; Apiaceae, biomass, dry mass; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, biomass, dry mass; Arctous rubra, biomass, dry mass; Betula glandulosa, biomass, dry mass; Burnt vegetation, biomass, dry mass; Carex sp., biomass, dry mass; Chamaenerion angustifolium, biomass, dry mass; Cornus canadensis, biomass, dry mass; Cyperaceae, biomass, dry mass; Diphasiastrum complanatum, biomass, dry mass; Empetrum nigrum, biomass, dry mass; Equisetum arvense, biomass, dry mass; Equisetum sp., biomass, dry mass; Equisetum sylvaticum, biomass, dry mass; Eriophorum vaginatum, biomass, dry mass; Fabaceae, biomass, dry mass; Fragaria virginiana, biomass, dry mass; Geocaulon lividum, biomass, dry mass; Poaceae+Cyperaceae, biomass, dry mass; Juniperus communis, biomass, dry mass; Juniperus horizontalis, biomass, dry mass; Ledum groenlandicum, biomass, dry mass; Ledum palustre, biomass, dry mass; Lichen, biomass, dry mass; Linnaea borealis, biomass, dry mass; Litter, aboveground, biomass, dry mass; Litter and deadwood, biomass, dry mass; Moss, biomass, dry mass; Moss and lichen, biomass, dry mass; Orthilia secunda, biomass, dry mass; Oxycoccus microcarpus, biomass, dry mass; Petasites frigidus, biomass, dry mass; Petasites sp., biomass, dry mass; Picea glauca, biomass, dry mass; Picea sp., biomass, dry mass; Platanthera aquilonis, biomass, dry mass; Empetrum nigrum; Northwest Territories; permafrost; Yukon
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.959405; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.959405

Above-ground biomass for ground vegetation is given in g per m² for each taxon and different vegetation types at 31 sites. Vegetation surveys were carried out in Northwest Territories, Yukon and British Columbia in Canada. The study area is within the boreal forest biome and is partially underlain by permafrost soils. The aim was to record the ground vegetation above-ground biomass in different boreal forest types studied during the CA-Land_2022_NWCanada field campaign in July and August 2022. The ground vegetation above-ground biomass was measured for different vegetation types within a circular forest plot of 15m radius. Depending on the heterogeneity of the forest plot, multiple vegetation types (VA, VB, or VC) were chosen for the survey. One quadrat of 50x50 cm was harvested per vegetation type. All vegetation smaller than 40 cm was harvested. Biomass harvest was conducted just outside the circular forest plots, which will serve as long-term monitoring sites. Fresh weights were recorded in field and sub ...