Tussock (Eriophorum vaginatum) density, mortality, and rodent-herbivore activity in moist acidic tussock tundra at the site of the 2007 Anaktuvuk River fire and nearby unburned tundra, measured 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/d25053a5e3d579321688f20558e96753; https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?packageid=knb-lter-arc.20135.1

This dataset consists of tussock density, mortality rates and causes, and an assesment of rodent-herbivore activity levels in previously burned (2007 Anaktuvuk River fire) and unburned tussock tundra. Eriophourm vaginatum tussocks were counted every meter within a 1 square meter quadrat along three transects. Cause of tussock mortality, as well as level of rodent herbivory was assessed for each tussock, and rodent herbivore activity was assessed for each quadrat. The goal of the project was 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.