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 6. Relevé size, percent live cover and non-living cover and height of vegetation

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Plot No.	Approx. relevé (m)	Tall shrubs	Low shrubs	Dwarf shrubs	Evergreen shrubs	Deciduous shrubs	Forbs	Horsetails	Graminoids	Lichens	Bryophytes	Rocks	Bare soil	Water	Frost scars	Total dead	Height of vegetation (cm)
HV-1	10 X 10	0	10	70	60	20	15	0	5	20	25	0	5	0	0	25	40
HV-2	10 X 10	0	0	5	65	25	15	0	10	35	20	0	5	0	0	25	40
HV-3	10 X 3	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	80	0	0	100	0	0	15
HV-4	3 X 30	0	90	20	<1	100	10	0	5	<1	30	0	15	0	0	5	200
HV-5	10 X 10	0	90	10	<1	100	25	0	<1	<1	60	0	5	0	0	5	200
HV-6	10 X 10	0	0	65	60	15	20	0	3	25	40	0	3	0	0	3	10
HV-7	40 X 10	0	1	5	0	6	30	0	5	0	0	0	15*	0	0	3	-
HV-8	20 X 30	0	5	10	0	15	20	0	1	0	0	90	5*	0	0	2	-
HV-9	10 X 10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	70	0	25	0	0	2	0	20	65
HV-10	10 X 10	0	0	75	65	20	20	0	5	10	25	0	10	0	5	15	10
HV-11	20 X 20	0	40	30	0	70	5	0	5	25	10	0	15	0	0	20	200
HV-12	3 x 20	0	60	0	0	0	0	40	60	20	10	0	30	0	5	10	160
HV-13	10 x 10	0	75	25	0	80	15	0	5	0	30	0	<1	0	0	5	140
HV-14	10 x 40	0	5	10	0	15	35	0	15	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HV-15	10 x 10	0	60	25	1	75	10	0	5	<1	20	0	<1	0	0	5	100
HV-16	20 x 40	0	2	5	0	5	40	0	10	0	0	50	30*	0	0	10	40
HV-17	20 x 20	0	0	70	60	20	20	0	5	3	770	0	2	0	0	10	15
HV-18	20 x 20	0	50	20	0	60	20	30	-	-	-	0	5	0	0	15	140
HV-19	10 x 10	0	65	25	<1	75	30	0	10	2	30	<1	20	0	0	10	80
HV-20	10 x 10	0	0	40	25	20	2	0	30	5	60	0	1	0	5	10	20
HV-21	10 x 10	0	5	30	30	20	5	0	35	10	60	0	1	1	5	20	30
HV-22	20 x 10	0	15	60	50	25	15	0	5	2	70	0	<1	0	0	10	80
HV-23	10 x 10	0	15	30	30	15	5	0	5	1	90	0	0	0	0	7	60
HV-24	5 x 20	0	65	10	0	70	40	15	15	<1	65	0	0	0	0	10	140
HV-25	5 x 20	0	75	5	<1	75	20	0	5	-	-	0	0	0	0	5	100
HV-26	10 x 10	0	0	35	20	20	1	0	30	0	80	0	0	0	0	10	30
HV-27	10 x 10	0	0	50	25	40	2	0	35	2	65	0	1	0	5	15	40
HV-28	10 x 10	0	0	30	20	30	2	0	50	5	50	0	1	0	10	25	40
HV-29	10 x 10	0	0	30	20	30	10	0	50	10	0	2	0	15	25	30	40
HV-30	10 x 10	0	0	30	20	20	15	0	30	15	50	10	5	0	25	20	30
HV-31	10 x 10	0	0	25	15	15	5	0	35	31	65	0	1	0	5	15	40
HV-32	10 x 10	0	0	40	25	20	2	0	45	5	60	0	1	0	5	20	30
HV-33	5 x 5	0	0	60	20	40	1	0	<1	0	95	0	0	0	0	2	15
HV-34	10 x 10	0	0	30	0	30	0	0	40	<1	40	0	5	10	0	20	40
HV-35	5 x 5	0	0	40	30	20	<1	0	3	<1	0	0	0	0	0	2	25
HV-36	10 x 10	0	50	25	20	60	<1	0	<1	1	70	0	0	0	0	5	60
HV-38	10 x 5	0	0	70	35	40	<1	0	<1	<1	70	0	0	0	0	10	20
HV-39	10 x 10	0	0	30	20	15	<1	0	15	2	40	0	1	5	5	20	25
HV-40	-	0	0	70	40	30	<1	0	<1	2	50	0	0	0	0	5	-
HV-41	25 x 30	0	0	5	5	0	1	0	1	20	10	0	75	0	100	10	50
HV-42a	10 x 10	0	2	30	20	20	7	0	45	3	45	0	5	0	70	15	20
HV-42b	1 x 1	0	0	25	20	5	5	0	5	20	25	0	50	0	100	20	40
HV-43	20 x 20	25	30	10	0	55	50	0	25	0	5	1	5	0	0	10	400
HV-44	10 x 10	0	0	25	20	15	20	15	10	3	60	0	2	0	20	20	40
HV-45	10 x 10	0	0	20	15	10	15	15	5	5	70	0	2	0	5	20	30
HV-46	10 x 10	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	15
HV-47	10 x 10	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	30	0	75	0	0	65	0	15	20
HV-48	10 x 10	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	15	0	0	0	0	100	0	3	20
HV-49	1.5 x 15	0	0	50	35	20	7	0	20	0	95	0	0	0	0	15	10
HV-50	1.5 x 20	0	0	20	10	10	1	0	15	0	100	0	0	0	0	10	10
HV-51	10 x 10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	50	0	0	100	0	5	20
HV-52	4 x 20	0	0	25	<1	25	<1	0	25	0	100	0	0	0	0	25	20
HV-53	5 x 20	0	0	15	0	15	<1	0	25	0	95	0	0	0	0	25	20
HV-54	10 x 10	0	0	0	0	0	<1	0	30	0	50	0	0	100	0	3	20
HV-55	4 x 20	0	0	15	10	5	<1	0	20	<1	95	0	0	0	0	15	10

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