Ivotuk Vegetation Maps (Reidel et al. 2005)

The Ivotuk study site is located in northwestern Alaska, on the North Slope of the Brooks Mountains Range. The study site was chosen because four tundra vegetation types, moist acidic tundra (MAT), moist nonacidic tundra (MNT), mossy tussock tundra, and shrub tundra exist within a 2 km^2 area. This project was funded by the NSF Arctic System Sciences, Land-Atmosphere-Ice Interactions Program (OPP-9908829) as part of the Arctic Transitions in the Land- Atmosphere System (ATLAS) effort.

The four 100 x 100 m grids were mapped as raster maps, using aerial photographs and ground verification. Both vegetation types (22 units) and microsites (13 units) were mapped on the grids.

The GIS data and raster maps will be uploaded when they become available.

References

Riedel, S. M., H. E. Epstein, D. A. Walker, D. L. Richardson, M. P. Calef, E. J. Edwards, and A. Moody. 2005 Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of vegetation properties among four tundra plant communities at Ivotuk, Alaska, U.S.A. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 37:25-33.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Maintainer Sebastian M. Riedel
Last Updated December 17, 2019, 10:13 (AKST)
Created December 17, 2019, 10:13 (AKST)
Status Unknown
Data Types GIS
Start Date 1999-01-01
End Date 2005-12-31
Other Agencies National Science Foundation
Other Contacts Alaska Geobotany Center (AGC) (Email: uaf-agc@alaska.edu), Donald A. (Skip) Walker (Email: dawalker@alaska.edu)
ISO Topics biota, geoscientificInformation
Geo-keywords Alaska, Arctic, North Slope