Arctic shrub size and leaf traits, northern Alaska, summer 2017 (Version 2.0)

Dataset · Thu Jul 20 04:00:00 EDT 2023

DOI:https://doi.org/10.15485/1889749· OSTI ID:1889749

Fraterrigo, Jennifer ^[1]; Chen, Weile ^[2]

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1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2. College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University

This data package contains leaf and size trait and environmental data collected from 170 plots of rapidly expanding shrub genera (Alnus, Betula, and Salix) and a widespread sedge (Eriophorum vaginatum) along a latitudinal and climate gradient in northern Alaska. The trait data were collected in summer 2017 and include leaf area, specific leaf area, leaf nitrogen concentration, leaf delta 15N, leaf delta 13C, shrub height, aboveground biomass, and the ratio of root biomass to aboveground biomass. These raw data support a submitted manuscript that examines the intraspecific variations of size, leaf and root traits of shrubs across the graminoid-dominated nutrient-poor arctic tundra and reveals the environmental drivers of deciduous shrub traits in tundra ecosystems (Fraterrigo et al., submitted). 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 the submitted manuscript. A companion data package contains root trait data collected simultaneously from the same plots (Fraterrigo and Chen, 2020). See the "Related references" section for more information.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 correct the leaf size trait.csv 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: 1889749
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Arctic tundra
Deciduous shrubs
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA > ARCTIC TUNDRA
EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > LAND SURFACE/AGRICULTURE INDICATORS > SOIL MOISTURE
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > ACTIVE LAYER
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE
Leaf traits
Plant traits
Root traits
Roots