Toolik Lake Permanent Vegetation Plots

Walker D.A. and Barry N. 1991. Toolik Lake permanent vegetation plots: site factors, soil physical and chemical properties, plant species cover, photographs, and soil descriptions. Data Report 48, Department of Energy R4D Program, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

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Soil Description, Plot SWT-30

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Classification:	Pergelic Cryofibrist, euic.
Location:	South side of Toolik Lake in water at edge of inlet bay. 68°37' N, 149°36' W.
Physiographic position:	Lake.
Topography:	Flat lake bottom.
Microrelief Height:
Drainage:	Very poorly drained, ponded.
Vegetation:	Aquatic Arctophila fulva, grass marsh
Parent material:	Lacustrine deposit.
Sampled by:	D.A. Walker, C. Westberg, August 16, 1989.
Remarks:	Frozen at 57 cm.
Weather:	Overcast, cool.
Horizons:	Colors are for the wet soil.
Oi	0-40 cm. Very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fibric material, composed of live and dead Scorpidium scorpioides peat and Arctophila fulva roots; saturated; abrupt smooth boundary.
A	40+ cm. Very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic loam; pH = 4.7; saturated. (Sample T-067).

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