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Extensive vegetation and soil surveys from multiple sites in boreal forests of subarctic Canada, 2013-2014
The dataset contains a stratified survey of ecological and soil states at sites where fine scale patterns of covariation between vegetation and edaphic characteristics were recorded. Key data collection included leaf area index, moss and organic matter thickness, surface and deeper soil moisture.
Data were collected at sites in the Yukon (2013) and Northwest Territories (2014), Canada.
Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/36f4e380-d01d-44a7-8321-7a677e6996b2
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- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2020-05-19
- Identifier
- doi: / 10.5285/36f4e380-d01d-44a7-8321-7a677e6996b2
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- Williams, M., Estop-Aragones, C., Fisher, J.P., Murton, J.B., Phoenix, G.K., Hartley, I.P. (2020). Extensive vegetation and soil surveys from multiple sites in boreal forests of subarctic Canada, 2013-2014. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/36f4e380-d01d-44a7-8321-7a677e6996b2
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- University of Edinburgh
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- If you reuse this data, you should cite: Williams, M., Estop-Aragones, C., Fisher, J.P., Murton, J.B., Phoenix, G.K., Hartley, I.P. (2020). Extensive vegetation and soil surveys from multiple sites in boreal forests of subarctic Canada, 2013-2014. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/36f4e380-d01d-44a7-8321-7a677e6996b2
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- Biota
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- Begin date
- 2013-01-01
- End date
- 2014-12-31
- Code
- WGS 84
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- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
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Tree canopy leaf area index (LAITree) was determined using a Nikon D5000 DSLR camera with a Sigma EX 4.5 1:2.8 DC HSM hemispherical lens. Nine photographs were taken at different locations 1 m above each plot and processed with CAN-EYE software.
Understory LAI (LAIU) was measured using a LI-COR LAI2000 Plant Canopy Analyser (LI-COR, Lincoln, USA). One measurement was taken above the understory canopy with a 90° field of view cap and four measurements were taken below the understory canopy at the four corners of a 20 x 20 cm square at the centre of each plot.
Moss thickness was determined by carefully removing a section of moss and organic material from the ground with a serrated knife while avoiding compression. Moss thickness was measured as the distance from the surface of the living moss to the point at which dead moss (fibric material) became decomposed to a state that its structure was no longer discernible.
For further details please read the supporting documentation.
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- 36f4e380-d01d-44a7-8321-7a677e6996b2 XML
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- English (en)
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- dataset
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- dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2022-05-18T12:37:43
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
- 2.3
