Toolik Litter Study [Welker, J., J. Fahnestock]

The data set presented here represents part of a study that examined the ecological consequences of allochthonous litter deposition in tundra communities near Toolik Lake, Alaska. The study indicates that wintertime litter redistribution is an important mechanism of nutrient transfer across the Arctic landscape, increasing C and nutrient inputs to some portions of the landscape while decreasing their availability in other areas. Accumulation of windblown litter modifies the physical and chemical environment of patchy areas of the landscape and significantly alters some important biological processes such as respiration. Data are for control and litter plots and include net ecosystem CO2 exchange (umol m-2 s-1), photosynthesis (umol m-2 s-1), respiration (umol m-2 s-1), soil temperature at 5 cm (degrees C), and various dates for key phenological events (snow free, first green leaf visible, first flower petal visible, first flower open, first petal drop, last petal drop, first color change, and seed dispersal) for six important dry heath tundra plant species. The data span the time period of 19 June 1996 to 26 August 1998 UTC.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1996-06-19T00:00:00Z
    End:  1998-08-26T23:59:59Z

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1996-06-19T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 1998-08-26T23:59:59Z
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Bounding Box North Lat 68.63000
Bounding Box South Lat 68.63000
Bounding Box West Long -149.59000
Bounding Box East Long -149.59000
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Author Jeff M. Welker
Jace Fahnestock
Publisher UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
Publication Date 2007-11-02T12:29:03
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/D6736P4G
Alternate Identifier 56.958
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2024-12-26T23:49:04Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::56.958
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Jeff M. Welker, Jace Fahnestock. (2007). Toolik Litter Study [Welker, J., J. Fahnestock]. 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6736P4G. Accessed 30 December 2024.

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