Resource Allocation and Allometry of Plant Growth at Selected Sites in the Arctic: 2003-2005 Growing Seasons

This data set consists of seven data files containing measurements from Arctic field sites during the summer months from 5 July 2003 to 5 August 2005 as part of the Land Atmosphere Ice Interaction (LAII) International Tundra Experiment (ITEX). Investigators designed this research, which compares an extensive range of vegetation types that exists in widely-separated sites, to help identify the relative vulnerability of different vegetation types, plant functional types, and species to climate change and other forms of disturbances. They evaluated specific parameters to improve understanding of the broad patterns of vegetation change and vegetation function across the Arctic and quantify the constraints on the patterns of growth of arctic-plant feedbacks to the Arctic System. The research sites are located in Alaska, USA; Abisko, Sweden; and Svalbard, Norway. Data are in Microsoft Excel (.xls) format, viewable with spreadsheet software. Data are distributed as an approximately 575 KB compressed ZIP file.

本数据集包含七个数据文件，记录了自2003年7月5日至2005年8月5日夏季期间北极地区野外站点的测量数据，这些数据是作为陆地大气冰相互作用（Land Atmosphere Ice Interaction，简称LAII）国际苔原实验（International Tundra Experiment，简称ITEX）的一部分所收集。研究者们设计了一项研究，旨在比较广泛分离的地点存在的多种植被类型，以识别不同植被类型、植物功能类型和物种对气候变化及其他形式干扰的相对脆弱性。他们评估了特定参数，以增进对北极地区植被变化和植被功能广泛模式的了解，并量化北极植物反馈模式对北极系统的限制。研究站点位于美国阿拉斯加、瑞典阿比斯科和挪威斯瓦尔巴群岛。数据以Microsoft Excel (.xls)格式存储，可使用电子表格软件进行查看。数据以约575 KB的压缩ZIP文件形式分发。