Component Projects-Alaska Arctic Tundra Vegetation Map

Alaska Arctic Tundra Vegetation Map

Wet coastal tundra complex, of map unit W1.2, coastal area of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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Wet coastal tundra complex, of map unit W1.2, coastal area of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo: D.A. Walker.)

Wet sedge, moss tundra, Community No. 10, Colville River delta, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska

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Wet sedge, moss tundra, Community No. 10, Colville River delta, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska (Photo: D.A. Walker.)

Vegetation Units

W1.2 Wet nonacidic coastal complex (N. Alaska)

Wet graminoid, moss communities (comm. 10) on wet non-acidic coastal areas, with moist communities (comm. 9) on higher microsites. Northern Arctic Coastal Plain, Subzone C.

Plant Communities:

Community 9

Type U12, moist calcareous coastal meadows (Walker 1985) (North Slope, Alaska)

Sedge: Carex aquatilis;
Prostrate dwarf-shrub: Salix pulchra, S. reticulata, Dryas integrifolia;
Moss: Tomentypnum nitens, Oncophorus wahlenbergii, Campylium stellatum, Distichium capillaceum

Community 10

Type M10 , wet calcareous coastal meadows (Walker 1985) (North Slope, Alaska).

Sedge: Carex aquatilils, Eriophorum angustifolium;
Grass: Dupontia fisheri, Arctophila fulva;
Moss: Drepanocladus brevifolius, Limprichtia revolvens, Sarmenthypnum sarmentosum.

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Last modified: May 9, 2008