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-110 X 100107060201505202505002540
HV-210 X 10005652515010352005002540
HV-310 X 3000003000080001000015
HV-43 X 3009020<11001005<130015005200
HV-510 X 1009010<1100250<1<16005005200
HV-610 X 1000656015200325400300310
HV-740 X 1001506300500015*003-
HV-820 X 300510015200100905*002-
HV-910 X 10000001007002500202065
HV-1010 X 100075652020051025010051510
HV-1120 X 200403007050525100150020200
HV-123 x 200600000406020100300510160
HV-1310 x 100752508015050300<1005140
HV-1410 x 400510015350150-------
HV-1510 x 10060251751005<1200<1005100
HV-1620 x 400250540010005030*001040
HV-1720 x 20007060202005377002001015
HV-1820 x 20050200602030---050015140
HV-1910 x 1006525<17530010230<120001080
HV-2010 x 1000402520203056001051020
HV-2110 x 10053030205035106001152030
HV-2220 x 1001560502515052700<1001080
HV-2310 x 100153030155051900000760
HV-245 x 2006510070401515<165000010140
HV-255 x 200755<1752005--00005100
HV-2610 x 1000352020103008000001030
HV-2710 x 1000502540203526501051540
HV-2810 x 10003020302050550010102540
HV-2910 x 1000302030100501002015253040
HV-3010 x 10003020201503015501050252030
HV-3110 x 10002515155035316501051540
HV-3210 x 1000402520204556001052030
HV-335 x 50060204010<10950000215
HV-3410 x 1000300300040<140051002040
HV-355 x 500403020<103<100000225
HV-3610 x 10050252060<10<11700000560
HV-3810 x 5 00703540<10<1<17000001020
HV-3910 x 1000302015<101524001552025
HV-40-00704030<10<125000005-
HV-4125 x 3000550101201007501001050
HV-42a10 x 10023020207045345050701520
HV-42b1 x 10025205505202505001002040
HV-4320 x 202530100555002505150010400
HV-4410 x 1000252015201510360020202040
HV-4510 x 10002015101515557002052030
HV-4610 x 1000000200000001000015
HV-4710 x 10000003030075006501520
HV-4810 x 1000000701500001000320
HV-491.5 x 1500503520702009500001510
HV-501.5 x 20002010101015010000001010
HV-5110 x 10000000030050001000520
HV-524 x 200025<125<1025010000002520
HV-535 x 200015015<102509500002520
HV-5410 x 1000000<1030050001000320
HV-554 x 200015105<1020<19500001510

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