Abstract:
This dataset contains plant trait measurements for nine plant functional traits (specific leaf area, vegetative height, reproductive height, seed mass, leaf dry matter content, wood density, leaf area, leaf fresh mass, leaf dry mass) collected in situ from tundra plant communities at three sites in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The three sites (Kluane Platueau (60.96 degN, 138.41 degW), Pika Camp (61.22 degN, 138.28 degW), Qikiqtaruk-Herschel Island (69.57 degN, 138.90 degW)) were visited annually from 2014-2017.
Funding was provided by the NERC grant NE/M016323/1.
Keywords:
plant functional traits, tundra, vascular plants, vegetation
Myers-Smith, I., Thomas, H., & Bjorkman, A. (2019). Plant trait records for tundra vascular plant species from the Yukon, Canada, 2014-2017 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/252d833f-e29e-4175-99ee-304b151a1d30
| 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 | Haydn Thomas |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Name | Izzy Rich |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Name | Matt Little |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Name | Cameron Cosgrove |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Name | Sandra Angers-Blondin |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Name | John Godlee |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Name | Joe Boyle |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Name | Santeri Lehtonen |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Name | Jakob Assmann |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Name | Eleanor Walker |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Name | Anne Bjorkman |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Aarhus |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |
| Reference: | Perez-Harguindeguy, N. et al (2013) New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide. Australian Journal of Botany, 61(3), pp.167-234. Bjorkman, A. et al. (2018). Tundra Trait Team: A database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 27. 1402-1411. 10.1111/geb.12821. Kattge, J et al.(2011) TRY - a global database of plant traits. Global Change Biology 17(9), 2905 - 2935 |
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| Quality: | All mass measured to nearest 0.01g. Field measured (fresh mass) data has greater uncertainty due to measurement in field environment. Dates are missing for some of the trait records and only the month and year are provided. | |
| Lineage: | Traits were collected as part of field expeditions to the Yukon to examine the effect of climate change on plant communities. Traits were gathered on individuals following standardised protocols set out in (Perez-Harguindeguy et al, 2013). Fresh traits were measured at field sites. Dried plant material (leaves and stems) were transported to the University of Edinburgh (UK) for processing. | |
| Temporal Coverage: | |
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| Start Date | 2014-07-07 |
| End Date | 2017-08-14 |
| Spatial Coverage: | |
| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | 60.96 |
| Northernmost | 69.57 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -138.9 |
| Easternmost | -138.28 |
| Altitude | |
| Min Altitude | N/A |
| Max Altitude | N/A |
| Depth | |
| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
| Location: | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Detailed Location | Kluane Lake region |
| Location | Arctic |
| Detailed Location | Qikiqtaruk-Herschel Island, Yukon Territory |
| Data Collection: | Masses were measured using a digital mass balance (Ohaus Scout Pro). Area measurements were made using the software ImageJ. |
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| Data Storage: | The data is in CSV format and is approximately 832 kB |
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