Toolik Lake Permanent Vegetation Plots

Walker D.A. and Barry N. 1991. Toolik Lake permanent vegetation plots: site factors, soil physical and chemical properties, plant species cover, photographs, and soil descriptions. Data Report 48, Department of Energy R4D Program, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

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Table 4. Environmental information, biotic data

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Plot No.	Tall shrub Cover (%)	Low shrub Cover (%)	Dwarf shrub Cover (%)	Avg. shrub height (cm)	Graminoid Cover (%)	Forb Cover (%)	Lichen Cover (%)	Bryophyte Cover (%)	Horsetail Cover (%)	Disturbance***
										H	F	Be	C	S	L	M	Bi	I
SWT-1	0	5	50	25	60	5	+	20	0						1
SWT-2*	10	60	5	200	10	25	0	+	0						1	1
SWT-3	0	5	60	10	2	5	70	60	0				1
SWT-4	0	0	0	0	30	1	0	20	0
SWT-5*	0	0	70	2	1	r	10	30	0				1
SWT-6	0	15	50	25	7	+	30	40	0				1
SWT-7	0	0	40	2	+	1	30	1	0				1				1
SWT-8^	0	+	60	3	+	+	50	2	0				1
SWT-9	0	10	60	10	+	5	40	75	0				1	2.5
SWT-10	0	0	30	10	25	+	5	85	20				1
SWT-11*	0	0	0	0	35	+	0	+	0
SWT-12	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	+	0
SWT-13*	0	0	0	0	50	+	0	+	0
SWT-14*	0	0	1	2	75	+	+	30	0				1
SWT-15	0	0	0	0	30	+	0	+	0
SWT-16	0	0	40	2	40	10	+	60	0	3.8
SWT-17	0	0	5	2	30	60	0	10	0					5
SWT-18	0	0	40	2	+	+	40	+	0				1
SWT-19	0	5	60	5	+	+	30	5	0				1	3
SWT-20	0	1	70	10	1	20	20	20	0				1	2
SWT-21	0	+	30	5	25	1	3	50	30				1
SWT-22	0	0	60	5	40	1	5	40	0				1
SWT-23	0	0	40	3	50	+	1	40	0				1
SWT-24	0	0	35	3	35	2	1	60	20				1
SWT-25	0	0	40	10	40	+	1	40	0				1
SWT-26*	0	0	50	30	40	+	1	40	0				1
SWT-27*	0	0	10	50	50	+	r	40	0
SWT-28	0	75	10	100	40	15	0	50	0				2
SWT-29	0	0	0	0	70	1	0	30	0				1
SWT-30*	0	0	0	0	30	20	0	30	0
SWT-31	0	0	2	50	75	5	+	30	0					4
SWT-32*	0	0	60	20	50	+	3	50	0				1		3		1
SWT-33	0	40	20	90	20	20	0	20	0				4		4
SWT-34*	0	0	35	30	40	5	+	40	0				4		2
SWT-35*	0	0	5	0	2	0	1	30	0
SWT-36	0	40	50	70	+	+	+	70	0				1
SWT-37*	0	0	0	0	35	+	0	15	0
SWT-38*	0	0	25	2	40	+	+	80	0				1
SWT-39*	0	0	40	5	35	+	+	70	0				1				1
SWT-40*	0	0	25	8	10	10	30	20	15				1
SWT-41*	0	0	25	7	30	2	2	60	20				1
SWT-42^	0	0	30	15	20	1	+	70	0				1				1
SWT-43^	0	0	30	5	20	1	5	60	20				1
SWT-44*	0	0	50	8	10	5	50	40	10				1	2
SWT-45*	0	0	35	5	20	5	1	80	30				1
SWT-46^	0	0	40	3	1	10	40	25	0				2
SWT-47*	0	0	60	2	+	1	20	+	0				1	3
SWT-48*	0	10	10	50	60	20	+	30	0					5
SWT-49*	0	0	70	10	1	1	60	40	0				1	4
SWT-50^	0	0	60	5	+	15	+	70	0				1	3
SWT-51*	0	0	70	3	1	5	+	80	+				1	1
SWT-52^	0	0	50?	5	20	5	+	80	20				1		1
SWT-53*	0	0	40	35	35	1	2	65	0				1		3
SWT-54*	0	0	30	15	5	+	1	50	0				1		2
SWT-55	0	0	+	5	35	1	0	15	0					2	1
SWT-56*	0	0	25	5	25	+	30	40	0				1		2		1
SWT-57*	0	0	+	0	25	+	0	10	0				1
SWT-58*	0	0	15	5	40	+	+	40	0				1	1	1
SWT-59	0	80	20	100	2	2	1	5	0				1	4
SWT-60	0	0	50	2	5	10	20	1	0				1
SWT-61*	0	80	20	100	+	+	30	80	0								1
SWT-62	0	0	60	10	30	10	0	50	0	4			1
SWT-63	0	0	80	5	+	+	40	1	0				1
SWT-64	0	0	12	0	1	0	50	30	0
SWT-65*	0	0	50	5	5	+	50	15	0				1				1
SWT-66	0	70	25	50	+	+	15	50	0				1
SWT-67	0	85	5	150	5	5	+	15	0					3	1
SWT-68*	0	80	30	200	10	5	0	20	0				1		1
SWT-69	0	0	60	5	+	r	50	+	0				1
SWT-70*	0	75	30	30	+	+	25	40	0				1
SWT-71	0	0	80	5	5	0	30	5	0				1				1
SWT-72	0	0	+	0	60	1	0	80	0				1
SWT-73^	0	0	70	20	50	+	+	70	0
SWT-74	0	0	10	0	3	0	20	60	0
SWT-75*	0	80	50	60	+	+	+	90	0
SWT-76	0	0	10	2	40	15	+	20	0				1	5			2
SWT-77	0	7	35	35	40	1	+	70	0				1
SWT-78	0	70	35	80	25	+	0	70	0
SWT-79*	0	60	40	45	+	+	0	100	0				1
SWT-80	0	0	20	2	+	+	10	50	0
SWT-81	0	5	50	30	30	+	1	85	0				1		1		1

**See Table 3 for values of scalars and descriptive variables, or select value to jump to Table 3.

***H=Human, F=Fox, Be=Bear, C=Caribou, S=Squirrel, L=Lemming/vole, M=Moose, Bi=Bird, I=Insect disturbance listed in that order.

* Plots with soil descriptions and soil analysis for most horizons.
^ Plots with soil analysis for most horizons.
All other plots have soil analysis for horizon at 10-cm depth (rooting zone).

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