Abstract:
This dataset contains phenological records (timing of life events such as the opening of flowers) for tundra plant species from eight 2x2m monitoring plots. Plots are from two distinct vegetation communities (Herschel, Komakuk, coded in the data as HER and KOM). Plots were established in 2016 and monitored in 2016 and 2017. Data are presented as phenological stages for each monitored plant individual at survey dates across the 2016 and 2017 growing seasons. Flower stalk length, leaf length and new growth length were measured in mm. Active layer depth was measured in cm and was recorded at the corner of each 2x2 m plot. Soil moisture was measured as a percentage.
Funding was provided by the NERC grant NE/M016323/1.
Keywords:
climate change, phenology, repeat monitoring, tundra, vegetation
Myers-Smith, I., Assmann, J., & Daskalova, G. (2019). Phenology of tundra plant species at eight monitoring plots (2016-2017) on Qikiqtaruk-Herschel Island, Yukon, Canada (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/51e6c931-0cec-48aa-aa37-a60f92f8a12f
| Access Constraints: | No restrictions apply. |
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| Use Constraints: | This data is covered by a UK Open Government Licence (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Further by downloading this data the user acknowledges that they agree with the NERC data policy (http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/data/policy.asp), and the following conditions: Please contact authors before publishing the data. Please use the following acknowledgements when using/publishing the data: "We thank the Herschel Island-Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park, Isla Myers-Smith, Cameron Eckert, Richard Gordon, Catherine Kennedy, Dorothy Cooley, and Dr. Jill F. Johnstone for establishing and maintaining the phenology and composition data from Qikiqtaruk. We thank Haydn J.D. Thomas, Meagan M. Grabowski, Sandra Angers-Blondin, Gergana N. Daskalova, Jakob J. Assmann for assisting with the collection and compilation of the data. We thank rangers including Edward McLeod, Samuel McLeod, Ricky Joe, Paden Lennie, Deon Arey, LeeJohn Meyook, Jordan McLeod, Pierre Foisy, Colin Gordon, Jeremy Hansen, Albert Rufus and field assistants including Santeri Lehtonen, William Palmer, Louise Beveridge, Clara Flintrop, John Godlee, Eleanor Walker, Joseph Boyle, Catherine Henry and Anika Trimble. Funding for data collection was provided by Herschel Island-Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park and the UK Natural Environment Research Council ShrubTundra Grant (NE/M016323/1). We thank the Inuvialuit People for the opportunity to collect these data on their traditional lands." |
| Creation Date: | 2018-07-18 |
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| Dataset Progress: | Complete |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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| Personnel: | |
| Name | UK PDC |
| Role(s) | Metadata Author |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Isla Myers-Smith |
| Role(s) | Investigator, Technical Contact |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Name | Jakob Assmann |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Name | Gergana Daskalova |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Name | Santeri Lehtonen |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |
| Reference: | Myers-Smith et al. (2019). Eighteen years of ecological monitoring reveals multiple lines of evidence for tundra vegetation change. Ecological Monographs. 10.1002/ecm.1351. | |
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| Quality: | Data collection methods were consistent across 2016 and 2017. | |
| Lineage: | Plots were visited on different dates across the 2016 and 2017 growing seasons. During each visit, the phenological stage of marked plant individuals was recorded. The lengths of the longest flower stalks and the longest leaves were measured during each visit. There were five monitored species - Salix arctica - SALARC Salix pulchra - SALPUL Eriophorum vaginatum - ERIVAG Dryas integrifolia - DRYINT Arctagrostis latifolia - ARCLAT There were two distinct vegetation communities - Herschel - HER Komakuk - KOM |
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| Temporal Coverage: | |
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| Start Date | 2016-06-25 |
| End Date | 2017-08-09 |
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| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | 69.57487 |
| Northernmost | 69.57487 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -138.8634 |
| Easternmost | -138.8634 |
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| Min Altitude | N/A |
| Max Altitude | N/A |
| Depth | |
| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
| Data Resolution: | |
| Latitude Resolution | N/A |
| Longitude Resolution | N/A |
| Horizontal Resolution Range | 1 meter - < 30 meters |
| Vertical Resolution | N/A |
| Vertical Resolution Range | N/A |
| Temporal Resolution | N/A |
| Temporal Resolution Range | N/A |
| Location: | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Detailed Location | Northern Canada - Qikiqtaruk-Herschel Island, Yukon Territory |
| Data Collection: | Flower stalk length, leaf length and new growth length were measured using digital callipers. A metal probe was used to measure active layer depth. Soil moisture was measured using an electronic soil moisture meter. Resolution: 2x2 meter plots |
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| Data Storage: | The data is approximately 364 kB and is in CSV format. |
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