Arctic Geobotanical Atlas: geobotany ... is the intersection between vegetation science, geology, and geography

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Component Projects

  1. Component Projects
    1. Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map
      1. Vegetation Units
        1. Barrens
          1. B1. Cryptogam, herb barren
          2. B2. Cryptogam barren complex (bedrock)
          3. B3. Noncarbonate mountain complex
          4. B4. Carbonate mountain complex
        2. Graminoid Tundras
          1. G1. Rush/grass, forb, cryptogam tundra
          2. G2. Graminoid, prostrate dwarf-shrub, forb tundra
          3. G3. Non-tussock sedge, dwarf-shrub, moss tundra
          4. G4. Tussock-sedge, dwarf-shrub, moss tundra
        3. Prostrate-shrub tundras
          1. P1. Prostrate dwarf-shrub, herb tundra
          2. P2. Prostrate/hemiprostrate dwarf-shrub tundra
        4. Erect-shrub tundras
          1. S1. Erect dwarf-shrub tundra
          2. S2. Low-shrub tundra
        5. Wetlands
          1. W1. Sedge/grass, moss wetland
          2. W2. Sedge, moss, dwarf-shrub wetland
          3. W3. Sedge, moss, low-shrub wetland
      2. Bioclimate Subzones
        1. Subzone A
        2. Subzone B
        3. Subzone C
        4. Subzone D
        5. Subzone E
      3. Floristic Provinces
        1. Beringia
        2. Canada
        3. North Atlantic
        4. East Siberia
        5. West Siberia
      4. Landscapes
      5. Substrate Chemistry
      6. Elevation
      7. Lake Cover
      8. NDVI and Aboveground Biomass
      9. AVHRR Base Map
    2. Arctic Alaska Tundra Vegetation Map
      1. AVHRR false-color composite image
      2. Vegetation Units
        1. Barren Complexes
          1. B2.1 Lichens on lava (Seward Peninsula)
          2. B3d.1 Acidic mountain complexes (St. Lawrence Is.)
          3. B3e.1 Acidic mountain complexes (Brooks Range)
          4. B3e.2 Acidic mountain complexes (NW Alaska)
          5. B3e.3 Acidic mountain complexes (Kuskokwim Mtns.)
          6. B4d.1 Nonacidic mountain complexes (Seward Peninsula)
          7. B4d.2 Nonacidic mountain complexes (St. Lawrence Is.)
          8. B4e.1 Nonacidic mountain complexes (Brooks Range)
          9. B4e.2 Nonacidic mountain complexes (NW Alaska)
        2. Non-Tussock Graminoid Tundras
          1. G3.1 Moist nonacidic tundra (N. Arctic Coastal Plain)
          2. G3.2 Moist nonacidic tundra (St. Lawrence Is.)
          3. G3.3 Moist nonacidic tundra (Arctic Foothills, Seward Peninsula)
        3. Tussock Graminoid Tundras
          1. G4.1 Tussock tundra (entire map)
          2. G4.2 Lichen-rich tussock tundra (Seward Peninsula)
          3. G4.3 Tussock tundra on sands (Arctic Coastal Plain)
        4. Prostrate Dwarf-Shrub Tundras
          1. P2.1 Dry tundra (St. Matthew Is.)
        5. Erect Dwarf-Shrub Tundras
          1. S1.1 Shrubby, tussock tundra (NE Alaska)
          2. S1.2 Dwarf-shrub, lichen tundra (NW Alaska)
          3. S1.3 Dwarf-shrub tundra on volcanic rock (Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta)
          4. S1.4 Dwarf-shrub, lichen tundra (Kuskokwim Mtns.)
        6. Low-Shrub Tundras
          1. S2.1 Willow-birch tundra (entire map)
          2. S2.2 Alder shrublands (entire map)
        7. Wetlands
          1. W1.1 Wet acidic coastal complex (N Alaska)
          2. W1.2 Wet nonacidic coastal complex (N Alaska)
          3. W2.1 Wet acidic complex (N Alaska, Seward Peninsula)
          4. W2.2 Wet nonacidic complex (Subzone D, N Alaska)
          5. W3.1 Wet acidic complex with tussock tundra (W Alaska)
          6. W3.2 Wet acidic complex with dwarf-shrub tundra (lower parts of Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta)
          7. W3.3 Wet acidic complex with low-shrub tundra (Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta)
          8. W3.4 Wet acidic complex with dwarf-shrub tundra (inland parts of Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta)
          9. W3.5 Wet acidic complex (Nunivak Is.)
          10. W3.6 Wet nonacidic complex (warmer parts of NW Alaska)
          11. W3.7 Wet coastal saline tundra (Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta)
      3. Bioclimate Subzones
        1. Subzone C
        2. Subzone D
        3. Subzone E
      4. Floristic Provinces
      5. Substrate Chemistry
      6. Elevation
      7. Lake Cover
      8. Maximum NDVI and Phytomass
    3. Toolik Lake/Kuparuk River Basin
    4. Prudhoe Bay Geobotanical Atlas
    5. ARCSS/LAII Flux and ATLAS
    6. Biocomplexity of Patterned-Ground Ecosystems

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