Imnavait Creek Permanent Vegetation Plots

Walker DA, Lederer ND, and Walker MD. 1987. Permanent vegetation plots: Site factors, soil physical and chemical properties and plant species cover. Department of Energy R4D Program, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Home // Vegetation communities and microsites // Summary of areas sampled // Environmental variables // Environmental information // Soil descriptions // Soil physical characteristics // Soil chemical characteristics // Species composition //
Appendices: Plot and soil photos // Equivalent vegetation units // Plot location map

Table 8. DOE/R4D Permanent Study Plot Vegetation Data, Species Cover (Percent), Sorted by Growth Form

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	SW-1	SW-2*	SW-3	SW-4A	SW-4B	SW-5	SW-6*	SW-7	SW-8*	SW-9	SW-10	SW-11*	SW-12	SW-13	SW-14	SW-15	SW-16*	SW-17	SW-18	SW-19*	SW-20	SW-21A	SW-21B	SW-22A*	SW-22B	SW-23	SW-24*	SW-25A	SW-25B	SW-26	SW-27	SW-28	SW-29A	SW-29B	SW-30A	SW-30B	SW-31	SW-32A*	SW-32B*	SW-33*	SW-34	SW-35A	SW-35B	SW-36A	SW-36B	SW-37	SW-38	SW-39	SW-40	SW-41	SW-42*	SW-43	SW-44A	SW-44B	SW-45	SW-46	SW-47	SW-48	SW-49	SW-50	SW-51	SW-52	SW-53	SW-54	SW-55	SW-56	SW-57	SW-58A	SW-58B	SW-59	SW-60	SW-61	SW-62	SW-63	SW-64	SW-65	SW-66	SW-67	SW-68	SW-69	SW-70	SW-71	SW-72	SW-73
Crustose lichen
Caloplaca sp.																																																																						+
Caloplaca jungermanniae																																																														+
Candelariella sp.																																																																+
Dermatocarpon lachneum																																																																+
Haematomma lapponicum																																															+																											+
Lecanora sp.																																																															+
Lecanora epibryon																																																															1
Lecidea sp.																																																	+
Lecidea demissa										+																																									+																																+
Lecidea flavocaerulescens																																								+									+																									1	2
Mycoblastis sanguinarius																																																			+
Ochrolechia sp.																																																+	+
Ochrolechia frigida																																																																										+
Pertusaria sp.																																																	+																			1	+
Pertusaria bryontha																																								+
Pertusaria dactylina							+			+																				+					+	+	+	+	+	+							+	+			1		+	+									+				+
Pertusaria panygra										+																						+						+	+											+
Polyblastia gelatinosa																																																						5
Psoroma hypnorum																																								+							+		+	+																	+	+							+								+
Rhizocarpon geographicum																																1								+							+	+	+																			+	+					20	2
Rinodina turfacea																																																																+
Unknown crustose lichen																																								+											+	5											+		+	+		+	1					10	25			+
Xanthoria centrifuga																																																																										5	10
Xanthoria separata																																+								+							+				1												+	+				+	+						+
Foliose lichen
Asahinea chrysantha																																+	+	+	+	+				1							+	+			2	+	+	+									+	+	+	-		5	+	+
Asahinea scholanderi																																+
Hypogymnia subobscura																																5								+											1												1	++					+
Nephroma arcticum																																	+		+	+	+												1																++	++	+			+
Nephroma expallidum																																																			+														++																		++
Ochrolechia upsaliensis																																																														+	1					5	+
Parmelia omphalodes																																+															+																	+		+		+	+					+	1
Parmelia septentrionalis											+			+
Parmelia stygia																																																																										+
Parmelia sulcata																																																																											2
Peltigera sp.	+			+	+	+	+		+		+		+																				+		+			+									+	+	+		+	+													+	+
Peltigera aphthosa		+		+	1	+	+		+				+	+																+			+		+		+	+		+		+									+		+	+	+			++		++		+		-	1	++	++	+				++											+
Peltigera canina																																																														+	+
Peltigera horizontalis																																																							+
Peltigera leucophlebia																																																		-
Peltigera malacea				+	+																																																								1										+
Peltigera polydactyla			+															+
Peltigera scabrosa			+					+	+		+			+				+													+				+	+	+					+																+		+												++	+
Solorina sp.																																+								-
Solorina bispora																																																															+	-
Solorina crocea																																	+																																																		+
Solorina saccata																																																																						+
Umbilicaria sp.																																								+
Umbilicaria caroliniana																																																																										1
Umbilicaria hyperborea																																															+		+																			+	+						5
Umbilicaria proboscidea																																+																																										5	5
Forbs, Horsetails, Ferns, Clubmosses, Spikemosses
Acomastylis rossii																																																																						++
Aconitum delphinifolium delphinifolium																			++																																						+																										++	+
Anemone sp.																																																														+																	+
Anemone drummondii																																																															1
Anemone parviflora																															+																										+																											+
Antennaria alpina var. media																																								1											+											+	+	+
Arnica frigida																		+												+	+							+		+										+
Arnica lessingii																																	+		+																											1																					+	2
Artemisia arctica arctica																																								-									5	2	+						-				+	2									+				+				+				+	1
Astragalus umbellatus																																																																						++
Bistorta plumosa			+		+	+	1	+	4	+	1		1	1																+	+		+		1	+	+	+			+	+		+				5	+	2	-		+	+	+	+	-	++		+	+				+	1	1			1	+	++	+						+
Bistorta vivipara						-							+						++											+	+		+		+		+					+		+						+			+				+		+							+				+										+	+			+
Bupleurum triradiatum																																																			+											1	+
Campanula lasiocarpa																			-
Cardamine pratensis angustifolia		-
Douglasia ochotensis																																																															++	+				+	+
Draba sp.																																																															+	+				+
Equisetum arvense		1																																																																				+														++
Equisetum scirpoides																														+																																								+
Equisetum variegatum variegatum																																																																						+
Erigeron muirii																																																															++
Eritrichium aretioides																																																															+
Gentiana glauca																																																	+
Hippuris vulgaris																																														5																														+
Huperzia selago ssp. appressa															-								+					+		+					+	+														-															+	+	+																	+
Minuartia arctica																																		+						-
Minuartia obtusiloba																																																			+											++	++	+				+	+
Novosieversia glacialis																																																																			3			1
Orthilia secunda ssp. obtusata																														+
Oxytropis sp.																																																															+
Oxytropis nigrescens s.l.																																																														+	+	3				+	+
Papaver macounii																																																																						++
Parrya nudicaulis s.l.																														+																																				++	+			+
Pedicularis albolabiata						-													+			+	+	2	+	+		+	1	+	+																										+
Pedicularis capitata																														+	+		+	+																++			+	+							+	+				++	+			++	++													++
Pedicularis kanei kanei	-		+		+										+															+	+		+	+		+		+									-			+			+								+				+	+	+
Pedicularis labradorica								-								-			+																																																						+
Pedicularis langsdorfii																																	+	+	++		+														+
Pedicularis lapponica	+					++	+	+			+		+	+	3	1		+		+	++				+		+	1
Petasites frigidus	+			3	5	1	2	2	2		5	2	+	+																+	2		+	+	2	+	20	+	+		20	10		3	+								+	+	1	+	+	1	+	+							++					++	+						+	+				1
Phlox sibirica sibirica																																																														+	+
Polemonium acutiflorum		+									+	+																													+			1	+														+																				2				+	+
Potentilla uniflora																																																														+	+
Pyrola grandiflora					+	++		+										+													1				+		++					+								+					1					+					++	3	3					++	++
Ranunculus sp.																																																																																				+
Saussurea angustifolia																																																																						+
Saxifraga bronchialis funstonii																																								+											+											+		-	+																		+
Saxifraga cernua		+																																																							+																+
Saxifraga foliolosa																			+
Saxifraga nelsoniana		+		+	+	+	+	+					+																												+	+		1													+	+	+	+					+	++	++			+	-	+	+										+	+
Saxifraga nivalis																																																			+											2	+					+			-												+
Saxifraga rivularis																																																																																			++
Saxifraga tricuspidata																																																														+	+
Selaginella sibirica																																								-											1											1	1	++				+	+
Senecio atropurpureus frigidus	+						+	+																							+						+	+																	+					+			-		++	+	+					+
Silene acaulis																																																																																			+
Smelowskia calycina																																																														+	++	+				+	+
Sparganium hyperboreum																																														50																														40	70
Stellaria longipes		+																												+																															+									+	+								+					+
Tofieldia pusilla																														+
Unknown dicot	-																																																								+							+		+
Valeriana capitata		+																	++																									+													+		2													++							++
Fruticose lichen
Alectoria nigricans																											-			+					+	+			+	15							2	+		+	5		+							+				+				+	+					+	+			+
Alectoria ochroleuca									-	5																				1		3	2	+	+	+				3							3	3			2	7	5	+	+								+	++		+	+	10	+	+		+		5	5			+
Baeomyces sp.										+																																								+															+																		+
Cetraria sp.										3
Cetraria andrejevii																																	+					+	+	+								+
Cetraria commixta																																																																				5	5
Cetraria cucullata	+		+		+	+	2	+	3	+	+		+	+	+	+		+		+			+				10	+		5	+	5	10		2	+	+	2	+	+		+					5	5		10	+	5	10	+	2	+		1		1	20	5	+	+	5	1	5	+	+	5	15	++	+	+				5
Cetraria delisei																																																																																				1
Cetraria fastigiata														+	+																																																										+
Cetraria hepatizon																																																																											2
Cetraria inermis																																					+
Cetraria islandica	+		+		+	+	+	+	+	1			+		+	+		+					+				1			+	+	+	1		+	+	+			+							1	1	1	5	++	+	+	+	+			+		+	+	+	+	+	++	++	+	+	+	3	+	+	+	+	+			+						+
Cetraria kamczatica							+																							+					+													+				++	+														+																++
Cetraria laevigata																																						+	+
Cetraria nigricans										+																						+						+	+	+											+												+											20	3
Cetraria nivalis			+						7	35																	+			25	+	10	5	+	3	+		+	+	+							20	25	+		5	15	1	+				+		+	1	8	5	1	5	+	+	+	+	5	+			1	+
Cetraria pinastri											+
Cetraria richardsonii			+				+		+	+			+			+														+			+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+							+	+	+	+	1	1	+	+							1	+			1	1	1			5	+													++
Cetraria sepincola														+		+
Cetraria tilesii																																																																					+
Cladonia spp.	+						+		2	10			+	+		+		+					+				+					+					+	10		5							5	+	6	-	++	+	+	+	1			+		+	+	+	+	++	+	+	+	+				+	+	+	+			+			+		++
Cladonia alaskana																																								5																															+
Cladonia amaurocraea	+		+		+	+		+	+	+	+		+			+		+					+				5			+	+	+	+		+	+	+	+	+	+							+	+	+		+	+	+	+	1	+				1	3	+		+	1	++	2			+	+	+	+	+	1			10
Cladonia arbuscula					+		+		+														+							10	1				10	+	+	+	+								+	10	25	15	1	+	5	+						+	10				20		20			+	++	+		1	1
Cladonia carneola	+		+						+		+		+														+																																	+
Cladonia cenotea	+		+				+																																																					+																		+
Cladonia chlorophaea																+											+								1	+												+		+											+																						+	+
Cladonia coccifera										+																							+				+	+	+								+	+	+	+	+																				+			+
Cladonia cornuta																																																+
Cladonia deformis																											+																					+												+
Cladonia ecmocyna																																																																														+					+
Cladonia fimbriata							+				+
Cladonia gracilis			2		+	+	1	+	2	3	+		+														3			+	+	+	2		3	+	+	2	+			+					2	2	7	5	+	+	+	+	+			++			5				3	3	5			+	+	+	+	1	1			5					+
Cladonia macrophylla										+																																					+		+			+						+
Cladonia mitis	+		1		+			+	+	+			+		+			+									5						5	+				+	+								+													+										+	++							10
Cladonia pleurota																											+																				+	+	+	+		+						+														+			+			+
Cladonia pocillum																																								+
Cladonia pyxidata																																																													1	+													+
Cladonia rangiferina	+		+			+	+	+	1		+		+			+		+			+		+				10			10	1		15		25	+	+	20	+			+						5	25	5	+	1	15	+	5			+		1	15				2	4	20			+	+	+	+	1	3			20			+
Cladonia stellaris																																																																			1
Cladonia subulata																																																										+
Cladonia sulphurina	+
Cladonia uncialis							+																							+			+		+	+		+	+	+							+	+	+	+	1	+	+							+				+			1						+	+	+								+
Cornicularia aculeata																																								+																							+	+
Cornicularia divergens							-		+	15																						10								10							5	2			15	7	+									+	5	3		+		10	2					10	10
Dactylina arctica	+		+		+	+	+	+	1	+			+	+	+	+		++					+				2			+	+		1		1	+	+	+	+	+							+	+			+	+	+	+	+			+		+	+				1	++	++			5		++	+		+			1
Dactylina beringica																																																	++	-		+																						+
Dactylina ramulosa																											-			+	+						+																												+	+	+			+					+
Lobaria linita					+				-																																										+
Pseudephebe pubescens																																15																															+
Sphaerophorus fragilis																																5																															+
Sphaerophorus globosus									-	10	+																			1			+		+	+		+		3							7	5			1	10	10	+										+	+		+	1	+					3	+
Stereocaulon paschale																																			+
Stereocaulon tomentosum																														+			+		+			+	+	+							+	+	1	1	1	1									5	1	1	1	1	+	++			+	10												5	2
Thamnolia spp.	-		+				+		-	+					+	+														+	+	+	+	+	+	+		+	+	+							+	+	+	+	+	1	+	+	+					+	+	1	6	5	+	++	+	5	1	5	5			+	+			+		+	+
Graminoid
Arctagrostis latifolia		+							-		+		+																												+	+		+																																			+				+	1
Calamagrostis canadensis canadensis																																																																															70
Calamagrostis inexpansa																																	10		2			2	+													+	+				+								+	2
Carex aquatilis s.l.															20	2	60		50							40																															45		25
Carex bigelowii	18		7	10	20	15	30	15	20	-	12	+	30	25		-					+						-			7	35		1		5		30	3				20	+	2											35	15		20		10										+		10	5										+
Carex microchaeta																																+								+							+	+	10	5	+	+													3	1	++			+	1													3
Carex misandra																																																																							+
Carex obtusata																																																														+	+
Carex podocarpa																																																																																			+
Carex rariflora															5				5	1	1	10	+	10	5		-	15	10																												++
Carex rotundata																+			-	1	10	10	+	5		10	-	2	2
Carex rupestris																																																			1																	+	+
Carex saxatilis laxa																														+
Carex scirpoidea																																																																						1
Carex vaginata																														+
Eriophorum angustifolium s.l.																														+																							+																											+
Eriophorum angustifolium subarcticum		35		1					+		-	35				+	30	+		+		+	+	+		5		-													60	+	20	20	25											+	+		10
Eriophorum russeolum																					10																																						-
Eriophorum scheuchzeri scheuchzeri																+	+		5	20		10	+	5	5	5		10	5
Eriophorum vaginatum	2		45	40	5		+	15	5	+			10	5		-		15									20										+																		2	+				40												45	45					3				5
Festuca sp.																																																			+												+					+	+
Festuca altaica											3																																																												+								+
Hierochloe alpina										5																						+						+		5							1	20	5		++	1									++				++						1			-	+									+
Juncus biglumis																														+																																																		1	1	7
Kobresia myosuroides																																																														1	1	1						+	+
Luzula sp.																																																																							+
Luzula arctica																																		+		+			+															2												1	++													1	+
Luzula confusa										+																																							+																-																		+	+
Luzula wahlenbergii								-
Poa sp.																																																								+
Poa arctica		+							+										-											+							+					+		+						+	+						+	++		+	+					+									+								+	++
Poa glauca																																																			+											+	+	+							+
Poa lanata																																																																							+
Poa pauspicula																																																																																			+	++
Trisetum spicatum spicatum																																							&