Identification

Title

Extensive vegetation and soil surveys from multiple sites in boreal forests of subarctic Canada, 2013-2014

Abstract

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

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/36f4e380-d01d-44a7-8321-7a677e6996b2

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/36f4e380-d01d-44a7-8321-7a677e6996b2.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/36f4e380-d01d-44a7-8321-7a677e6996b2

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-140.8

East bounding longitude

-117.137

North bounding latitude

69.78

South bounding latitude

59.221

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2013-01-01

End position

2014-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-05-19

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

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.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

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

publisher

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-05-18T12:37:43

Metadata language

eng