Using floristic gradient mapping to assess seasonal thaw depth in interior Alaska

• Main Authors: Döpper, Veronika, Panda, Santosh, Waigl, Christine, Braun, Matthias, Feilhauer, Hannes, Rocchini, Duccio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: boreal vegetation; ordination; permafrost; predictive mapping; remote sensing; soil–vegetation interaction; ddc:550; Bonanza; Fairbanks; Alaska
• Online Access: https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/31190; https://doi.org/10.17169/refubium-30926; https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12561

Questions Is it possible to map floristic gradients in heterogeneous boreal vegetation by using remote-sensing data? Does a continuous vegetation map enable the creation of a spatially continuous map of seasonal permafrost soil thaw depth? Location Bonanza Creek LTER, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA. Methods...