Arctic shrub root traits, northern Alaska, summer 2017 (Version 2.0)
- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
This data package contains root trait data collected from 170 plots of rapidly expanding shrub genera (Alnus, Betula, and Salix) and a widespread sedge (Eriophorum vaginatum) along a latitudinal and temperature gradient in northern Alaska. The trait data were collected in July 2017 and include root architecture (root diameter and branching patterns), mycorrhizal colonization (%), nitrogen concentration (%), delta 15N (per mil), and vertical root biomass. These raw data support a submitted manuscript that examines the distribution and interspecific variations of absorptive root traits of shrubs and graminoids across the graminoid-dominated nutrient-poor arctic tundra and reveals how deciduous shrub expansion affects plant nutrient acquisition strategies in tundra ecosystems. Data are presented by site (n=5) and patch (shrub or sedge plot) in separate csv files. The location data are provided in the “plot coordinates” file; all other files contain the data in the file title. Detailed methods are in Chen et al. (2020).2023/07/20 Update: The latest version of this dataset publication is version 2.0. The latest version of the data package was updated to include the alder nodule biomass dataset (alder nodule biomass.csv) and associated metadata (metadata_alder nodule biomass.csv). The name of the previous metadata file was updated (metadata_ root traits and biomass.csv ) to distinguish it from the new metadata file.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental System Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem; Arctic Shrub Expansion, Plant Functional Trait Variation, and Effects on Belowground Carbon Cycling
- Sponsoring Organization:
- U.S. DOE > Office of Science > Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- OSTI ID:
- 1631262
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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