Patterns and determinants of lichen abundance and diversity across a subarctic to arctic latitudinal gradient

• Main Authors: Chagnon, Catherine, Simard, Martin, Boudreau, Stéphane
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2022
• Subjects: latitudinal gradient; Nunavik; Subarctic; lichen species richness; lichen cover; macrolichens
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.9w0vt4bg8

Macrolichen abundance at the species level in 42 sites across a subarctic (56°N) to arctic (62°N) latitudinal gradient in Nunavik (Québec, Canada). Data was collected in the dominant vegetation types of six regions sampled along this gradient. Decsription of the variables included in the dataset. Variables Description SurveyID Survey ID Region Region Name Site Site Name Y Latitude X Longitude Year Year of sampling Veg_type Vegetation type according to MFFP SurveyNo Survey number (from 1 to 20) Org_layer Soil organic layer thickness (cm) pH soil pH (5 samples per site) Alectoria.ochroleuca to Vulpicida.pinastri species cover (cm) Lichen_cov Total lichen cover (cm) Shrub_cov Shrub cover (cm) Shrub_hei Shrub height (cm) Shrub_closure Shrub canopy closure using the following classes 1 (0-25%), 2 (25-50%), 3(50-75%), and 4 (75-100%) Rock_cov Rock cover (cm) Forb_cov Forb cover (cm) LowSh_cov Low shrub cover (cm) Bryo_cov Bryophyte cover (cm) Litter_cov Litter cover (cm) Tree_cov Tree cover (cm) Lyco_cov Lycopod cover (cm) HighSh_cov High shrub cover (cm) Gram_cov Graminoid cover (cm) Funding provided by: Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100011219 Award Number: Funding provided by: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000038 Award Number: Funding provided by: Sentinel North* Crossref Funder Registry ID: Award Number: Funding provided by: Center for Northern Studies* Crossref Funder Registry ID: Award Number: Funding provided by: Northern Scientific Training Program* Crossref Funder Registry ID: Award Number: