Persistent Identifier
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doi:10.5683/SP2/R4FTPW |
Publication Date
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2021-06-11 |
Title
| Environmental and plant community composition and functional trait data across peatlands of the Forest Dynamics Plot at Scotty Creek, NT. |
Author
| Standen, Katherine M. (Wilfrid Laurier University) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0370-2027
Baltzer, Jennifer L. (Wilfrid Laurier University) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7476-5928 |
Point of Contact
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Laurier Library Research Data Services (Wilfrid Laurier University Library)
Standen, Katherine M. (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
Description
| This is the final dataset associated with the publication, “Permafrost condition determines plant community composition and community-level foliar functional traits in a boreal peatland”, submitted to Ecology and Evolution in April 2021. Included are three data files: the plant community composition dataset, the associated environmental variables dataset, and the plant functional trait dataset. Combined, the community composition and trait datasets were used to calculate the community-weighted means presented in the manuscript.
These data explored how plant community composition and traits change across the Scotty Creek Forest Dynamics plot in response to environmental variation, including active layer thickness, organic layer thickness, and forest structure (i.e., canopy cover and tree basal area). To do this, we used a random stratified design to select ten 20 m by 20 m grid cells belonging to each of four aboveground tree biomass categories for a total of 40 grid cells across the Scotty Creek Forest Dynamics Plot. Within each grid cell, we randomly placed two 1 m by 1m quadrats to assess community composition of vascular plants via stem counts and measure canopy cover, active and organic layer thickness. These data were averaged to provide an estimate at the grid cell level. Basal area was calculated at the level of the grid cell. Plant functional traits were collected from 3 replicate individuals per species within 2-3 grid cells per aboveground tree biomass category. See Standen and Baltzer (2021) for more detailed methods. (2021-06-03) |
Subject
| Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Keyword
| Plant community composition
Peatland
Boreal
Plant functional traits
Permafrost
Leaf economic spectrum |
Related Publication
| Standen, K.M, & Baltzer, J.L. (2021). Permafrost condition determines plant community composition and community-level foliar functional traits in a boreal peatland. Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1002/ece3.7818 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7818 |
Producer
| Baltzer, Jennifer L. (Forest Ecology Research Group, Wilfrid Laurier University) (FERG) https://forestecology.ca/ |
Production Date
| 2019-07 |
Production Location
| Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
Contributor
| Data Collector : Standen, Katherine M. |
Funding Information
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Northern Scientific Training Program
CFREF Global Water Futures (Northern Water Futures)
Canada Foundation for Innovation |
Distributor
| Laurier Library Research Data Services (Wilfrid Laurier University Library) https://library.wlu.ca |
Distribution Date
| 2021-06-11 |
Depositor
| Standen, Katherine |
Deposit Date
| 2021-06-03 |
Date of Collection
| Start Date: 2016-06-18 ; End Date: 2016-06-27
Start Date: 2017-06-14 ; End Date: 2017-07-01
Start Date: 2017-08-22 ; End Date: 2017-08-23
Start Date: 2019-06-22 ; End Date: 2019-06-23
Start Date: 2019-06-29 ; End Date: 2019-07-02
Start Date: 2019-07-15 ; End Date: 2019-07-15 |
Data Type
| Field observation data (plant species composition, environmental data, and plant functional trait data) |