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 6. Toolik Lake permanent plot species data

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	SWT-1	SWT-2*	SWT-3	SWT-4	SWT-5*	SWT-6	SWT-7	SWT-8^	SWT-9	SWT-10	SWT-11*	SWT-12	SWT-13*	SWT-14*	SWT-15	SWT-16	SWT-17	SWT-18	SWT-19	SWT-20	SWT-21	SWT-22	SWT-23	SWT-24	SWT-25	SWT-26*	SWT-27*	SWT-28	SWT-29	SWT-30*	SWT-31	SWT-32*	SWT-33	SWT-34*	SWT-35*	SWT-36	SWT-37*	SWT-38*	SWT-39*	SWT-40*	SWT-41*	SWT-42^	SWT-43^	SWT-44*	SWT-45*	SWT-46^	SWT-47*	SWT-48*	SWT-49*	SWT-50^	SWT-51*	SWT-52^	SWT-53*	SWT-54*	SWT-55	SWT-56*	SWT-57*	SWT-58*	SWT-59	SWT-60	SWT-61*	SWT-62	SWT-63	SWT-64	SWT-65*	SWT-66	SWT-67	SWT-68*	SWT-69	SWT-70*	SWT-71	SWT-72	SWT-73^	SWT-74	SWT-75*	SWT-76	SWT-77	SWT-78	SWT-79*	SWT-80	SWT-81
Algae
Nostoc commune				+																										1							1																														+					1
Shrub
Andromeda polifolia	+							+		+				+								+	+	+	+								r	+			r	+															+	+		+	r	+																			+				r
Arctous alpina					4			+		+									1												+															2																	+		+				1		4					+
Arctous rubra														+								+	+	+									+	+				+	+		1	+	1										+	+					+		+	+															+				r
Betula nana s.l.	r		4		r	4		1	1					r					1	+	r				3	3	+	+				3	r			4						r							+			r	+	+					1		3					4	+			4	+		3	+	5		+	1	+		1
Cassiope tetragona	r		1					r	3	2									1	3	+	1	1	1	1	1						1		r	+					1				2	+	+			5	4	+	+	1	2		+																	+	1			1			+	+
Diapensia lapponica ssp. obovata					+			+											+																											1			1
Dryas integrifolia							+		2	2									+	2	3	3	3	3										1			r	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3						+	1	2	r		1		2				+															2
Dryas octopetala							3										+	3	+												1															1	3	+											+	4																+
Empetrum nigrum hermaphroditum						+		1	+										1			r			+	+						1			+			r				r												+										2	+				+		+		1	+					r	+	2
Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens			4		+	+		1	1										2		+	r			2	3						2		+	1	+				+									1				+	1		+					+					3				2	+		2		+	+	+		r		2
Loiseleuria procumbens	r				+			2											+	1															+																											r									1
Potentilla fruticosa	1	1																										r					2																										2		1	r					+	1
Potentilla palustris																																																																								+
Pyrola asarifolia	+								+															+
Rhododendron lapponicum																					+	+	+											+				+	+	+	+	1	+	+	+	r										1		+	+		+
Rubus chamaemorus										r												r			+	1	1	+				+				4																	+	2										+									1		4		+	3	3		+
Salix sp.		1
Salix alaxensis		4
Salix arctica																					+																	+	1	1	1	1	1	1	1							+	+			+	r	+
Salix chamissonis	2	1																	r														1	1				1															+					+										1
Salix fuscescens														r																							r	+																	+		+	1
Salix glauca									2										+			r																										2					+						5		4						+
Salix lanata richardsonii		2																										5					3					+																								+					4	2									2
Salix phlebophylla			r		+		r	+									+	+	+			r																								+	+													1			4								+					+
Salix planifolia ssp. pulchra		1																			+				2	1	2					2				2																	1	3													2	3		+			+		+			4	4		3
Salix reticulata	1								1	1				+		3			+	2	2	2		1	r								+	3				1	3	2	2	3	2	1	3			+		+	1	3	1	+		1		+			1	3						+									1
Salix rotundifolia																1																																		2	4	3
Spirea beauverdiana																																																																				+
Vaccinium uliginosum	1		1		+	1	r	1	2	+									2	1	r	+	+	+	+	+						1	+	+				r	+	1		+		1	1	2						r	+	1		2			+		+	+	+		r			1	3		1				r		+				1
Vaccinium vitis-idaea minus			3		3	4	r	+	+	+								+	+		r	r			3	2						3		+	+	3										2			1				+	1		r							3	1	3	2			3	2	1		3	+	+	+	+	r	+	+	+
Graminoid
Arctagrostis latifolia		r																			r	+						r					+							+		r	+		+						+	+										+
Arctophila fulva				3																										3																																										+
Bromus pumpellianus s.l.																																																3
Calamagrostis canadensis s.l.	+	2	+			+																																																											1		1	2
Calamagrostis inexpansa																				+																										+			+														+			+			+
Calamagrostis purpurascens purpurascens																															3																+	+																												+
Carex sp.											+																													r
Carex aquatilis s.l.											+	1	1															3	3				+	+			1	2				r													2		2	2				3										4					r
Carex atrofusca											+			+																								+			+														+		r	1
Carex bigelowii						1				2	r				+						3	2	3	3	1	+						1	r	+					2	1	3	2	3	+	2						+	3	3	1		2																	1		+		3		+		3
Carex capillaris							r							+					+															+			+	+		+			+	+			+									+	+	1		+
Carex chordorrhiza											3	+	1	+	2																						3																		1		2
Carex glacialis																																						+
Carex loliacea													+
Carex media																																																									+
Carex membranacea	3															2				r		+	+					+					1	1					1		+	+	1													2	+	1				1						+									1
Carex microchaeta			+				r	+	+										+	+																													1	+	+												+		r				+	+	r
Carex misandra														+																														+
Carex obtusata																															+																	1																												+
Carex podocarpa	+	+														1							r					+						2
Carex rariflora											+																											r					r												1		1	2
Carex rotundata											1	1	2	1	2																																								+		2
Carex rupestris							+											+																													+													+																+
Carex saxatilis laxa																												+					+				+
Carex scirpoidea	+								+										+	1			r										+					+		+	+			1					+	+		+
Carex tenuiflora																																																																								+
Carex vaginata																								r									+							+
Eriophorum angustifolium s.l.											1	1	2	1	+	+											3		2							+																			+			+														1						3	+
Eriophorum scheuchzeri scheuchzeri											+																																															+
Eriophorum triste																						1	1	1																1	1	1	1		1						+	+	+	+		2																									+
Eriophorum vaginatum																						2	r		3	4						4							1			3	r		+								+	3										+									3	+	r		+			+	+
Festuca altaica	+	+														+																	1												1														1	+	+	+								+
Festuca baffinensis							+																																								+
Festuca rubra																																																		r
Hierochloe alpina			+		+	+	+											+	+	+																				+						+	+													+			+		1	+			+	+	+					+
Juncus biglumis																																			+								r	r																				1										1						+
Juncus castaneus																																																														+
Juncus triglumis											+		+																								+																		+		+
Kobresia myosuroides																	1														1													+				+												+
Kobresia simpliuscula														1																							+	+																				+
Luzula arctica									+											+				+											1					+				+						+	+	+	+											1										1						+
Luzula confusa							r																																							+	r	+		+																					+
Luzula multiflora							r																																							+		+		r
Luzula wahlenbergii																																				+				+
Poa sp.																															+
Poa alpigena																																																		+												+
Poa alpina									+																						+																																+													+
Poa arctica																r	1																r						+								+															+					+
Poa glauca																	2														2																+	2											+
Poa lanata																																														+	+
Tricophorum caespitosum														3	+																						+	1																	+		+	+
Trisetum spicatum spicatum																+	+														1
Forb
Aconitum delphinifolium delphinifolium																																																														+						+
Aconitum delphinifolium paradoxum	+	1														r	1											1			+		+	+														1											+	r		+						+
Androsace chamaejasme lehmanniana							+											+																																										+
Anemone drummondii							+										1	+													1																+	+												1																+
Anemone parviflora																1			+														+						+			+			+																	+															+	+
Anemone richardsonii	1	1								r						+				+							+	+					+	1																1	1	1										1					+	1										+
Antennaria friesiana s.l.							+											+																													+
Arnica alpina																	+	+			+										+																+	1		+										1																+
Arnica frigida																																																												+
Arnica lessingii							+									+			+												+		+																			+										+
Artemisia arctica s.l.	+	r			r		r	+																																							+	+												1	+	+	1
Artemisia tilesii tilesii		1
Aster sibiricus		2
Astragalus umbellatus																																								2				1		+
Boykinia richardsonii																r					+																													2	+	+
Bupleurum triradiatum							r										+	+	r																												+	+												+
Caltha palustris arctica																													+	+																																										+
Cardamine bellidifolia																								+
Cardamine hyperborea	+																				+	+																												+	+
Cardamine pratensis angustifolia																													+																																											1
Cerastium beeringianum																+																																+											+			+
Chrysosplenium tetrandrum																													+																																											+
Claytonia bostockii																								+																					+
Dodecatheon frigidum	1	1														2												+					1	1																	+	+									+	+					+	+
Draba sp.																															+								+	+				+			+	+
Draba alpina																																													+
Draba lactea																																																			+
Epilobium angustifolium angustifolium																	3																																										1		+
Epilobium latifolium	+	+														+																																													+
Erigeron hyperboreus																																															+
Eutrema edwardsii										r												+	+	+																												+	+
Gentiana propinqua ssp. arctophila																																	r	+
Gentiana prostrata																																													+							r										+
Geum glaciale									+										+	2																				r				+	+	r			+
Hedysarum alpinum americanum																																																											+
Hippuris vulgaris				+																										2
Lagotis glauca minor																+					+																		+	+	+		+																																		+
Melandrium affine																																																												+
Minuartia arctica																																								+			r	+					r											+																+
Minuartia obtusiloba							+											+																													+	+												+
Oxytropis sp.																																																												+
Oxytropis arctica																		+	r
Oxytropis campestris																																															+													1
Oxytropis maydelliana																																								+				1		1	+
Oxytropis nigrescens																																															+													+
Papaver macounii										+										+	+																				+		+	+						+	+	+																									+
Parnassia kotzebuei																																																			+	+										+
Parnassia palustris	+														r	+																		+																+												+
Parrya nudicaulis																				r																														+	+	+
Pedicularis sp.														r
Pedicularis capitata	r									+						+	+		r	+	+	+	+	+							+			+					+	+	+	+	+		+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	r						+			+													+	+
Pedicularis kanei kanei					r					+								+			+	+	+	+														r	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+				+					+
Pedicularis labradorica			r						+										+						+	+										+						+																							+	+				+									+
Pedicularis langsdorffii arctica	+																						r																												+	+	+			+
Pedicularis lapponica																										+										+																		+																			+		r			+	+		+
Pedicularis oederi									+	+										r	+			r	r													r	+	+	+	+	+	+	+							+				+																							r
Pedicularis sudetica albolabiata											+		+	+	+														+					+																					1		+	+
Pedicularis sudetica interior																r					+													+			+													r												+
Petasites frigidus									+	1						+					+						+	1				+		+		r															+	1										+					+								+			+	1
Polemonium acutiflorum		+														+												1					+	+																	+											1					+	+
Polygonum bistorta plumosum	+		1			+		+	1	+						+	+		+	+	+			+	+	1						1	r							+			r		+	+		1	1	+	+	+	+	+		+						+	+		r				+	+			+		+
Polygonum viviparum	+									r				+		+				+	+	+	+	+									+	+			r	+	+	+	+	+	+		+		r	+			+	+				+		+				+						+				r					+
Potentilla biflora																																								+		r	r	+	+
Potentilla hookeriana hookeriana																	+														+																																													1
Potentilla nivea							+																								1																	+											+	+
Pyrola grandiflora									+	+									+		+	+		+									+									+			+				+		+	+	+	+																							+				+
Pyrola secunda obtusata								+														+																				r							+		+	+	+	+
Ranunculus gmelini gmelini																														+
Ranunculus pallasii				+																										+																																										r
Ranunculus pedatifidus																																																1
Rubus arcticus acaulis																												1																																							1	2
Sagina intermedia																																																+
Saussurea angustifolia									1											+		+	+	1																+		+	+	+	+	+			+	+		+
Saxifraga bronchialis funstonii																																																																												+
Saxifraga cernua																												+	+																																											r
Saxifraga foliolosa																													+																																											+
Saxifraga hieracifolia							r															+																										+												+
Saxifraga hirculus propinqua																					+	+	+	+										+								+		r							+	+
Saxifraga nelsoniana									+							+				+								+																		r				+	+	+		+														r
Saxifraga nivalis	r																																															+		+
Saxifraga reflexa																	+	+		+											+																													+
Saxifraga tricuspidata																	2																															+											+	+																1
Senecio atropurpureus frigidus																					+		+	+																	+		+					+		+	+	+		+
Senecio lugens	+	1																															+	+																									1		+	1					+
Senecio resedifolius																																							r		r		+		+
Silene acaulis																			+	+																				+				+					+
Solidago multiradiata var. multiradiata	+	+																															+																												+	+
Stellaria laeta									+								+		+				+	r					+		+			+								+				+		+		+	+	+	+	+								+					+									+
Thalictrum alpinum																																	+	+					+		+		+		+		+	+
Tofieldia coccinea																																									+		+	+		+										+
Tofieldia pusilla	+									+				+		+			+	+	+		+											+				+	+	+		+		+	+					r	+							+
Unknown dicot							+																																									+
Utricularia vulgaris macrorhiza													+
Valeriana capitata	+	+																										2					+	+																												1					+					r
Viola epipsila																																																																				+
Wilhemsia physodes	+	1																											+																																	+					+	+				+
Zygadenus elegans																																	+															r											+	+		+
Pteridophyte
Cystopteris fragilis																																																											1
Equisetum arvense	1									2						1				+	3	+	+	2				1					2	+					+	2	2		1	1	3	+					+	2	+	+							r	+					+	1				r					r
Equisetum scirpoides	1									1						+			+	+								+						+					+					1	+				+			+										+
Equisetum variegatum variegatum	+									+																												+	+					+														+				+
Lycopodium annotinum	+																																+
Lycopodium selago appressum														+					r																														+
Selaginella selaginoides																																	+																													+
Selaginella sibirica							1											+																													+													+																+
Bryophyte
Anastrophyllum minutum			+							+								+			+	+			+	+															+					+			+							+						+															+
Anthelia juratzkana																																			3																													3										3						2
Aulacomnium acuminatum	+																							+														+	+			+			1							+																									+
Aulacomnium palustre	2															3												1						1		2							+	+	1					2	2	1		1		+						2				1	+								3		+	1			1
Aulacomnium turgidum			1			2			1	1				1					1	1	+	1	1	+	2	2						2		+	r	2		1	1	1	+	1	+	+		+			1	1		+	2	1		1	+	2								1				3			2	+			1		+		2
Barbilophozia barbata																				+			+	+										+				+				+			+							+								+
Barbula icmadophila																															+
Blepharostoma trichophyllum brevirete										+											+	+																																1								+
Brachythecium sp.																																																																																	+
Brachythecium groenlandicum		+																										+																							+								1
Brachythecium stramineum																																																											+																			+
Brachythecium turgidum										+
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum																			+																																								+	+
Bryum sp.						r													+	+													+												+		+	+				+																			+
Bryum angustirete																	+
Bryum argenteum																	+														+																																													+
Bryum pseudotriquetrum	+	+							+	+																		+					+	+				+	+			+									+						+	+				+						+				+					+
Calliergon giganteum																												+																																												+
Calliergon richardsonii robustum										+
Calliergon stramineum																	+										+																																									1
Campylium arcticum		&n