Comparison of vole-grazed and ungrazed Eriophorum vaginatum tussock biomass at the 2007 Anaktuvuk River fire scar in 2019

• Main Author: Rocha, Adrian
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Environmental Data Initiative 2021
• Subjects: Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6b2e708573a8e2a567be975794d7e657; https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?packageid=knb-lter-arc.20140.1

This file contains biomass measurements from vole-grazed and ungrazed Eriophorum vaginatum tussocks taken from the 2007 Anaktuvuk River Fire scar in 2019. Rodent-grazed and ungrazed tussocks were harvested to assess the impact voles have on biomass. Eighteen grazed tussocks and seven ungrazed tussocks were harvested and taken back to the lab. Ungrazed tussocks were subsampled to make seperation faster. Eight additional ungrzed tussocks were measured in the field and biomass estimates were made using allometry equations based on diameter. The goals of the project were to examine the impact of post-fire changes in plant community composition and structure on habitat suitability and rodent herbivore activity in response to a large, severe, and unprecedented fire in northern Alaska moist acidic tundra.