Happy Valley Permanent Vegetation Plots

Walker, D.A., Auerbach, N.A., Nettleton, T.K., Gallant, A., Murphy, S.M. 1997. Happy Valley Permanent Vegetation Plots: Site factors, physical and chemical soil properties, plant species cover, photographs, soil descriptions, and ordination. Arctic System Science Flux Study, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Home // Preliminary vegetation classification // Vegetation communities and sites // Legend for environmental variables // Environmental data // Relevé size, percent cover // Soils data // Relevé species data //
Appendices: Field descriptions of soils // Plot and soil photos // Plot location map

Table 8. Happy Valley relevé species data

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	HV-1	HV-2	HV-3	HV-4	HV-5	HV-6	HV-7	HV-8	HV-9	HV-10	HV-11	HV-12	HV-13	HV-14	HV-15	HV-16	HV-17	HV-18	HV-19	HV-20	HV-21	HV-22	HV-23	HV-24	HV-25	HV-26	HV-27	HV-28	HV-29	HV-30	HV-31	HV-32	HV-33	HV-34	HV-35	HV-36	HV-37	HV-38	HV-39	HV-40	HV-41	HV-42a	HV-42b	HV-43	HV-44	HV-45	HV-46	HV-47	HV-48	HV-49	HV-50	HV-51	HV-52	HV-53	HV-54	HV-55
Algae
Nostoc commune									2
Bryophyte
Abietinella abietina	1									1	+		2	+	2		1		3
Anastrophyllum minutum																				1	1									+	+	+
Aneura pinguis																																																			+
Anthelia juratzkana																																									3		+
Aulacomnium acuminatum										+													2								1														3	3
Aulacomnium palustre												1								1	+			2	1	1	1	+	+					1		2	1		+			1			+								+	+
Aulacomnium turgidum																	+			2	2		2			2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	+	4	2		3	2	2	+	3	2							1	1		2	1		1
Barbilophozia sp.																																			1				+
Barbilophozia binsteadii																										2	1	+	+	1		1			1			1	+	1																1
Barbilophozia kunzeana												+																										1
Bistorta bistortoides																	+				1	2	1				+		2		2	1							+	r	+	2	2		2	2
Blepharostoma trichophyllum																																+							+
Brachythecium coruscum											1
Brachythecium salebrosum											+	+						+																										+
Bryum caespiticium														+			+
Bryum neodamense				1	+				2	1		1				+		+						2	+																			+
Calliergon giganteum			5
Calliergon stramineum																								+	+																										+
Campylium polygamum														+			+	+
Campylium stellatum																		3																										+
Campylium zemliae																								3
Catoscopium nigritum						1												3
Ceratodon purpureus	+	+								1																																	+
Climacium dendroides				1	2																			1	1																			1
Dicranum sp.																						+																																		+
Dicranum acutifolium																																1
Dicranum angustum																										1	+	2	1	1	1	1			2	+		1	+	+		2	2
Dicranum bonjeanii																						1									+
Dicranum elongatum																				2	3							2	2	2	1				+			+	1	2					+
Dicranum fuscescens																																												+
Dicranum groenlandicum																																1
Dicranum majus																																														+
Dicranum spadiceum						+											1			+	+					2	+	+	+	+	+										1	3	3		1	2
Didymodon rigidulus var. icmadophilus																+
Distichium capillaceum	1	+									1			+				+	+																										1	1
Ditrichum flexicaule	1	2			+	2				+	2					+	+						1	+							2															+
Drepanocladus sp.					+
Drepanocladus sendtneri																		2						+
Eurhynchium pulchellum																			+
Hylocomium splendens	1			2	1	+				+		1	2		3		3			2	3	2	3	+	1	+	2	3	2	2	1	2			1			+	1	1	+	2	1	1	2	2
Hypnum bambergeri						1
Hypnum plicatulum																												+	+
Hypum lindbergii				+													+	+						2	1
Limprichtia cossonii																																													+
Limprichtia revolvens																								2																								3
Lophozia polaris												+
Marsupella alpina														+
Mnium blyttii																							+	1
Mnium thomsoni					+
Oncophorus wahlenbergii	+	1								+
Orthothecium chryseum																															+
Orthothecium strictum																																													+
Paludella squarrosa												2
Pellia neesiana																								1
Philonotis fontana																								+
Plagiochila porelloides																								+
Plagiomnium ellipticum																								+																				+
Pleurozium schreberi																					+							+	+	+									+
Pohlia sp.																+
Pohlia cruda											+											+
Pohlia drummondii																								+
Polytrichum alpinum																						1		+
Polytrichum commune var. jensenii																				+	+							+																									+
Polytrichum juniperinum																												1	+	+	+	+													+	+
Polytrichum strictum																										1	+	+	+	+		+		1	+	+		+	+	+										+	1		1	1		1
Pseudocalliergon turgescens									1
Ptilidium ciliare																				2	2	3	1			+	1	2	2	1	2	1			1				1	2		2
Ptilium crista-castrensis																				1								+
Racomitrium lanuginosum																																									1		2
Rhytidium rugosum	2	1				1				2			2		+		2		2											2	1														1	1
Sanionia uncinata																+						1		1	2			r	+															1
Sarmenthypnum sarmentosum												2
Scapania paludosa																													+					+
Scorpidium scorpioides									3
Sphagnum sp.																								+
Sphagnum angustifolium																										3	2	2	2	2		3	3	3	2	3	1	4	2	1										3	2		2	+		3
Sphagnum aongstroemii																											+
Sphagnum balticum																				+						+						+		+		1	4														1		3	4
Sphagnum girgensohnii												1													+	3	1	1	1	1		1			1	2			2
Sphagnum imbricatum																																																								2
Sphagnum lenense																				1												1							1														2	1
Sphagnum majus																																	3																	3	4					2
Sphagnum orientale																																																3				4			3
Sphagnum rubellum																										2	1	2	1	1		1	1	2	1	2	2	1		+		1								3	2		2	2
Sphagnum squarrosum																				+				1	3									2		+	2
Sphagnum teres																																				+	+
Sphagnum warnstorfii																				2	2								+			+							2	+																2
Tetraplodon paradoxus	+	+																								r
Thuidium philibertii				2	2
Thuidium recognitum																								+																				2
Timmia austriaca				1	1
Timmia norvegica																	+
Tomentypnum nitens	3					2				1	2	+	+	+	1		3	2		+	1	1	4	2		r	+	1	1	+	4		r	+	1	+	+		+			1	+		3	3
Tortella fragilis										+
Tortula ruralis	1	+																	+
Tritomaria quinquedentata					+
Unknown leafy liverwort																						1													+
Warnstorfia exannulata																																																							1
Lichen
Baeomyces placophyllus																																									1
Cetraria cucullata	2	2				1				1					+		1		+	1	2		+			1	+	+	1	2	1	1							+	+	1	1	2		2	2										+
Cetraria fastigiata																						+
Cetraria islandica										+							1			+	1	+	+					+	+	+	+	+								+	+	+	+		+	+
Cetraria laevigata																						+
Cetraria nivalis	+	1				1				+	+						+		+																										+	+
Cetraria tilesii	+	+				1
Cladina arbuscula																	1			+	2					+	+	+	1	1	+								+	1		1	2		r
Cladina mitis																														+	+									+
Cladina rangiferina																	+			1	2					1	+	1	1	2	+	1							+	+	+	1	2		+
Cladonia sp.																												+																	+	+
Cladonia amaurocraea																				+	1					+	+	+	+	+		+			+			+	+	1		+	1
Cladonia chlorophaea																																			+			+	+
Cladonia cyanipes																										+	+	+	1	1
Cladonia gracilis var. elongata																														+	+
Cladonia gracilis																				+	1		+																			+	+
Cladonia pocillum	+	1				+				+	+		+		+				+
Cladonia pyxidata																	+						+							+											1		+		+	+
Cladonia sulphurina																													+	r
Collema ceraniscum	+
Dactylina arctica	+	+				+				+							+			+	+	1	+			+	r	+	+	+	+	+							+	+	+		+		+	+										+
Lecanora epibryon	1	+								1
Masonhalea richardsonii	1	+				+				+							+						+																							+
Nephroma arcticum																													+
Nephroma expallidum																													+
Ochrolechia frigida	1	2				+				+																																			+	+
Pannaria pezizoides																																									3
Peltigera apthosa				+	+												+			1	1	1	+	+	+	+	1	+	+	1	+	1		+		1			+	+	+	+	+		+	+
Peltigera canina	+	+				+				+	2		+		+		+		+				+						+	+										+	+	+	1		+	+
Peltigera leucophlebia																	+				+		+					+		+															+
Peltigera malacea																				+	+		+		+	+	+	+	+	+															r
Peltigera praetextata																			+
Peltigera rufescens	+										+						+						+
Peltigera scabrosa																												+							+
Pertusaria dactylina		1																			+									r													+		+
Pertusaria panyrga																																													+
Physconia muscigena	+	+
Rinodina turfacea																																														+
Stereocaulon alpinum	+					2				1							2																													+
Thamnolia subuliformis	2	2				1				1																				+	1														2	2
Vascular plant
Aconitum delphinifolium																																												1
Alnus viridis				4	5
Andromeda polifolia																				+							+	+	+			+	1						+			+						r		2	2					1
Androsace chamaejasme										+									2
Anemone parviflora	+					+				+	1		+		+	1	+	+	+																											+
Anemone richardsonii				+	+							+	1		1				+			+	+	1												+								+
Arctagrostis latifolia	+						+	+		+		1	+	+		+					+			+			r	+	+	2	+	+		+							1	+	+	1	+	+
Arctophila fulva																																																	2
Arctous rubra	3				+	1		r		3	2		3		3	+	2	1	2		+		+					+		+	+								+						1	1
Arnica alpina													+						+
Arnica lessingii																																													+
Artemisia arctica								+																																				1
Artemisia comata														+		+
Artemisia glomerata								+											+
Artemisia tilesii														+		+																												+
Aster sibiricus							1	1			1		+	1	+	1			1																									1
Astragalus umbellatus										+			+		+
Betula glandulosa																								+								+
Betula nana	+												1		1		+		+	2	1	2		+	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	3		2	+		+					2	2		2	2		2
Bistorta bistortoides																	+				1	2	1				+		2		2	1							+	r	+	2	2		2	2
Bistorta vivipara	+			+		+				+				+		+	+	+			+		+	+							+															+
Boschniakia rossica				+	+														2
Bromopsis pumpelliana																			2
Bupleurum triradiatum																r
Calamagrostis sp.																1		+	+																																	+
Calamagrostis canadensis				1	+																				1																			2
Calamagrostis inexpansa																																											1
Calamagrostis purpurascens								+
Cardamine digitata																																													r
Carex sp.																		1
Carex aquatilis			+						2															2									+			1	3													2	1	+	2	2		2
Carex bigelowii																				1	2		1			1	+	1	+	2	4	2	r						1		+	3	+		1	1
Carex capillaris						+													+
Carex chordorrhiza																																																2		1	2	3			2	+
Carex membranacea	+
Carex podocarpa																																												1
Carex rotundata																																																3		1	+	1	2	1	3	1
Carex saxatilis									4										1
Carex scirpoidea	1					1				1							+																												+
Carex vaginata																						+																							+
Cassiope tetragona	+					2				+					+		4			+	2	3	+					1	1		2	1							+		1	2	2		1	1
Castilleja caudata								2						2		2		+
Chamaedaphne calyculata																																	+					+	r
Comarum palustre			3																1
Delphinium chamissonis				+															r			1
Dodecatheon frigidum																							+	2																				1
Draba sp.
Dryas integrifolia	4					3				4	1		+				4		1		+	2	2								3											+			3	3
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. violaceus							+	+			+			+		+			+
Empetrum nigrum	+					+									+		+		1	+	+	1	+				+	1	1	+		1				+			+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+					+					+
Epilobium latifolium							2						+	+	+	1	1		1																									+
Equisetum sp.																		2
Equisetum arvense				2	2						2	3		+	+			3			+		2	3	2						2											1			2	2
Equisetum scirpoides	1				+	+					1							+	2				+	1
Equisetum variegatum	2					+					1			+		+		2
Eriophorum angustifolium			+									2																						4	+	+	2
Eriophorum scheuchzeri																																		+			1											1					1	1	+
Eriophorum triste																																													1	1
Eriophorum vaginatum																				3	3					3	3	4	4	2	+	3			1	r		+	4	+	+	2			+
Festuca altaica	1					+				1	1		2	+	2		1		1																									2	+	1
Festuca rubra								1						2		1
Gentian sp.											+
Gentiana prostrata	+									+									+																									+		r
Hedysarum alpinum	1						1	2		1	2		+	1	+	3			2
Hedysarum mackenzii						1	2	2						2		+		1	+
Huperzia selago ssp. appressa																						+
Juncus biglumis																																											1
Kobresia sibirica
Lagotis glauca																							+																							+
Ledum palustre					+										+					2	1	1				2	2	2	2	3	+	3	3		2	2		3	2	3	+	2	2		r					2	+			r		1
Leymus innovatus								r			+					1
Lupinus arcticus	2					2				2	+		2				3		3																										2	2
Luzula arctica																						+																			1		1		+
Menyanthes trifoliata																																															2		2
Minuartia arctica																																														+
Novosieversia glacialis																																														+
Orthilia secunda ssp. obtusata																														+						r							1		+
Oxycoccus microcarpus																																																		+
Oxytropis sp.										+
Oxytropis borealis																		1	r
Oxytropis campestris	2					+
Oxytropis deflexa														+
Oxytropis viscida														+
Papaver macounii																						+	+																						+	+
Parnassia kotzebuei											+				+		+	+																										+
Parnassia palustris											+			1		+	+	+						+
Pedicularis capitata	+				+	+				1			+		1		+		+			+	1		+					+	+													+	+	+
Pedicularis groenlandica																												r	+	+
Pedicularis labradorica																				+	+															+			+		+		1
Pedicularis lanata	+					+				+									+											+	+											+	+		+	+
Pedicularis langsdorffii	1																+				+
Pedicularis lapponica																				1	+					1	1	+	1	+		1	1		+		+	+	1	+											1		1	+		1
Pedicularis sudetica																																														+		1			1				+	+
Pedicularis verticillata														+		+		1	+																									+
Pentaphylloides floribunda													2	+	+	r	+		+																									1
Petasites frigidus												2			+					+	1	+	1	3	2		+	r	1	1		+									+	1	2
Pinguicula vulgaris						+
Platanthera obtusata	1					+				+
Poa sp.							+	+			+			1		1		+					+										+
Poa glauca								r											+
Polemonium acutiflorum												+	1		+				+				+	1																				+
Polemonium boreale					+															1								1		1
Pyrola asarifolia																							+		1					+	1											+	+
Pyrola grandiflora				1	2					r			+		+						+	2	+						+	+												+	+		+
Ranunculus pallasii																																																	1
Rhododendron lapponicum	1					1				1							+																												+	1
Rubus arcticus												+												+
Rubus chamaemorus												1								1						1	1	1	1	2		2	3	1	2	1		3	+	3										2	+		2	2		+
Rumex arcticum																													r
Salix alaxensis							2	1			4			2		1		3																										3
Salix arbusculoides																+			2
Salix barclayi											2	1		+		+		3						+																				2
Salix brachycarpa ssp. niphoclada													1	1	2	1			2
Salix fuscescens																																																r		1	1		2	1		+
Salix glauca	2				1					r	+		4	+	3				4		+	2	2		+						2											2			1	1
Salix lanata	+			3	3					+	2		2		4			2					1	4							2														1	1
Salix planifolia												4								1	2	1			3	+	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	3	3	+	2	+		1		2						1				+
Salix reticulata	1					1				2	1		1		1		2				1	2	+	1							2											2			2	2
Saussurea angustifolia										+					+		1				1	1	1						+	+	2										+	1	1		1	+
Saxifraga cernua												+
Saxifraga hieracifolia																																													+	+
Saxifraga nelsoniana																				+	+	+	+				r	+	1		+											r			+	+
Senecio atropurpureus																					+	+	1						1		+										+	+	+		+	+
Senecio lugens							+	1			1		1	+	1	1		+	1				+	1																				+		+
Shepherdia canadensis											2					+			3
Silene acaulis						+				1
Solidago multiradiata								+							+	+			+																									+
Sparganium hyperboreum			2																																														+
Stellaria sp.																																												+
Stellaria laeta											+								+		+	+					+	r		+												r			+
Tofieldia sp.										+
Tofieldia pusilla	+					1																																								+
Trisetum spicatum								+						+		+								+
unknown grass																																			+			+		+
unknown sedge											r
Utricularia vulgaris									2
Vaccinium uliginosum	2			2	3	3				2	1	1	2		2		2		+		1	2		+	3		2	1	+		+				1			+	+	+		1	+	+	+	+
Vaccinium vitis-idaea				+	+															2	2		r		1	2	2	2	2	2		2			3	2		2	2	3	2	2	2		+	r				1	+					1
Valeriana capitata				+	1							+											1	1
Viola epipsila																																												1
Wilhelmsia physodes							+
Zygadenus elegans											+					+			+

 

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