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

• Published in: Applied Vegetation Science
• Main Authors: Döpper, V., Panda, S., Waigl, C., Braun, M., Feilhauer, Hannes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: boreal vegetation; ordination; permafrost; predictive mapping; remote sensing; soil‐vegetation interaction; Fairbanks; Bonanza; Alaska
• Online Access: https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=24133; 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...