Arctic Vegetation Plots at Nome, Alaska, 1951

This data set provides environmental, soil, and vegetation data collected in July and August 1951 from 80 study plots in the Nome River Valley about 10 miles northeast of Nome, Alaska on the Seward Peninsula. Data includes the baseline plot information for vegetation, soils, and site factors for the study plots subjectively located in plant communities that were found to occur in 5 broad habitat types across the glaciated landscape. Specific attributes include: dominant vegetation species and cover, and soil characteristics, moisture, and organic matter. This product brings together for easy reference all the available information collected from the plots that has been used for the classification, mapping and analysis of geo-botanical factors in the Nome River Valley and across Alaska.

本数据集收录了1951年7月至8月期间，于阿拉斯加塞沃德半岛诺姆东北约10英里的诺姆河河谷80个研究样地所采集的环境、土壤和植被数据。数据涵盖了研究对象位于植物群落中的植被、土壤和场地因素的基础样地信息，这些植物群落被发现在冰川景观的五大广泛生境类型中普遍存在。具体属性包括：主要植被物种和覆盖度，以及土壤特性、湿度和有机质。本产品汇集了从样地收集的所有可用信息，便于参考，这些信息已被用于诺姆河河谷及阿拉斯加州的地理植物学因素的分类、制图和分析。