Understory Vegetation Biomass from Selected Burned and Unburned sites in Alaska

Description

This dataset provides measurements of vegetation biomass from 11 locations across Alaska during 2016 to 2018. Vegetation was harvested from plots that were located at the end of previously established 30-m transects at each site, except at one site where plots were randomly selected. Vascular vegetation was clipped from 50 cm x 50 cm plots, and non-vascular vegetation was clipped from 25 cm x 25 cm plots. All harvested vegetation was sorted by functional group or by species where identification was possible. The sorted vegetation was dried and then weighed to determine biomass. Locations were selected to investigate fire disturbance, to span the range of permafrost regions from continuous to sporadic, and to cover vegetation types from boreal forests, tussock tundra, upland willow/herbaceous scrub, and lowland fen and wet tundra sites across Alaska. The data are provided in comma separated values (CSV) format.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.3334%2FORNLDAAC%2F2340
21 This link allows direct data access via Earthdata login https://daac.ornl.gov/daacdata/above/Understory_Veg_Biomass_Alaska/
21 ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation https://daac.ornl.gov/ABOVE/guides/Understory_Veg_Biomass_Alaska.html
21 Data set Landing Page DOI URL https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2340
33 Understory Vegetation Biomass from Selected Burned and Unburned sites in Alaska: Understory_Veg_Biomass_Alaska.pdf https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/above/Understory_Veg_Biomass_Alaska/comp/Understory_Veg_Biomass_Alaska.pdf
22 Image showing the understory vegetation at a boreal forest site in interior Alaska (Hess Creek Unburned). https://daac.ornl.gov/ABOVE/guides/Understory_Veg_Biomass_Alaska_Fig1.jpg
21 ABoVE project site https://above.nasa.gov

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  • biosphere
  • human-dimensions
  • natural-hazards
  • vegetation
  • earth-science

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