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Shaver, G. 1989. Above ground biomass in acidic tussock tundra experimental site, 1989, Arctic LTER, Toolik, Alaska. Arctic LTER, Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole, Ma 02543. 1989gsttbm http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/arc/terrest/biomass/index.shtml

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Data sets were provided by the Arctic LTER. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants #DEB-981022, 9211775, 8702328; #OPP-9911278, 9911681, 9732281, 9615411, 9615563, 9615942, 9615949, 9400722, 9415411, 9318529; #BSR 9019055, 8806635, 8507493.

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Dataset URLs:	METADATA: HTML, Rich Text, XML(EML compliant) DATA: Comma Delimited, Excel file with Metadata and data
Dataset ID:	1989gsttbm.06
Dataset Title:	Above ground biomass in acidic tussock tundra experimental site, 1989, Arctic LTER, Toolik, Alaska.
Investigator 1:
First Name:	Gus
Last Name:	Shaver
Organization:	Marine Biological Lab
Address line 2:	7 MBL St.
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City:	Woods Hole
State:	MA
Zip Code:	02543
Country:	USA
Investigator 2:
First Name:	Jim
Last Name:	Laundre
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Keywords:	Alaska, tundra, biomass, primary production, disturbance, inorganic nutrients, organic matter, populations
Abstract:	Above ground plant biomass was measured in a tussock tundra experimental site. The plots were set up in 1981 and have been harvested in previous years (See Shaver and Chapin Ecological Monographs, 61(1), 1991 pp.1-31.) This file contains the biomass numbers for each harvested quadrat.
For questions about the Metadata and data contact the Investigators. For information about this web site contact:	Arctic LTER Information Manager The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole, MA 02543 Phone (508) 289 7496 Email: arc_im@mbl.edu Online URL: http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/
DATA FILE INFORMATION:
Data File URL	http://metacat.lternet.edu/das/dataAccessServlet?docid=knb-lter-arc.1377&urlTail=terrest/biomass/data/1989gsttbm.csv
Data File Name	1989gsttbm
Beginning Date	7/26/1989
End Date	8/1/1989
Number of Data Records	305
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Log of Changes:	Log of changes: 8Jan98 Separated comma delimited data from Excel file. JL 10Nov2004 completed the variable description. JL
	Version2: Creaded Excel metadata form. Changed title and added attribut table. 10Jan06 JimL
	Version 3: Added LTERNET Data Access server proxy for Excel and comma delimited data files.
	Version 4: Upadte LTERNET Data Access server proxy link for Excel and comma delimited data files. Changed from knb to das in url.
	Version 5: Updated the metadata sheet to the new form and eml to 2.1 Jim L 9Jul2012
	Version 6: Taxonomic coverage data updated. Updated to newer metadata form (with sites sheet). CH March 2013.

RESEARCH LOCATION:

Location Name

LTER Moist Acidic Tussock Tundra 1981 plots

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Geographic Description

Toolik Lake(68 degrees 38'N, 149 degrees 34'W, elevation 760 m) (68 degrees 38N, 149 degrees 34W) Tussock Tundra - 1981 plots, control, greenhouse, shade and NP fertilized.

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Latitude

68.6295

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Longitude

-149.578

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Elevation

755

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TAXONOMIC COVERAGE:
Organisms studied	Betula nana; Carex bigelowii; Eriophorum vaginatum; Forbs spp. ; Ledum palustre; Lichens spp.; Mosses spp.; Rubus chamaemorus; Salix spp.; Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Methods:	Plots were setup in June 1981 with annual fertilization treatments of 10 g/m2 Nitrogen (as NH4NO3) and 5 g/m2 Phosphorous (as triple superphosphate) were applied. Greenhouses and shade houses were annually set up in late May or early June and removed in the end of August or early September. Greenhouses and shade houses were discontinued in 1989. There are 4 replicate blocks, each containing 1 replicate of each of the following treatments. Control (CT) fertilized (NP) greenhouse (GH) greenhouse fertilized (GHNP) shade (SH) Notes: Cassiope was not separated into leaves and stems. Weights for Cassiope were recorded as leaf weights. Reference Citations: Shaver, G. R. and F. S. Chapin, III. 1991. Production/biomass relationships and element cycling in contrasting arctic vegetation types. Ecological Monographs 61:1-31. Sampling Description. Biomass quadrats, size 20x20 cm, were taken from Toolik tussock site. Five quadrats were randomly located along line transects in each of four replicate blocks in each treatment. All aboveground biomass was clipped in each 20x20 cm quadrat. Aboveground biomass is considered "within" the quadrat if it is associated with a meristem that is within the quadrat. Quadrats were sorted within 24 hours into species and then into tissue type. Depending on the harvest, tissue types can be broad categories, i.e. above and below, or more detailed, i.e. inflorescences, new growth, old growth, etc. The samples were dried at 50-70 degrees C in a drying oven and after several days weighed to nearest milligram. Samples were then returned to Woods Hole for nutrient analysis. Details are given in Shaver and Chapin (Ecological Monographs, 61(1), 1991, pg. 1.)

Data Table

Variable Name	Variable Description	Data Type	Units	DateTime Format	Code Information	Missing Value Code
Site	Site of harvest	text
Treatment	Experimental treatment plot. See methods for description.	text
Growth Form	Plant growth form, i.e. graminoid, deciduous,evergeen, forb, mosses,lichen, algae.	text
Species	Plant species or lumped species category	text
Tissue	Plant part harvested.	text
B1Q1gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2. (Code of variable name: B for block and the number following the B is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number following the Q being the quadrat number)	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B1Q2gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B1Q3gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B1Q4gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B1Q5gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B2Q1gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B2Q2gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B2Q3gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B2Q4gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B2Q5gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B3Q1gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B3Q2gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B3Q3gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B3Q4gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B3Q5gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared			#N/A
B4Q1gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B4Q2gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B4Q3gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B4Q4gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
B4Q5gm2	oven dried weight of sample collected in a quadrat expressed as g/m2.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
Average g/m2	Average of all quadrats for that species and tissue type.	number	gramPerMeterSquared
Std Err g/m2	Standard Error of the mean for species and tissue type	number	gramPerMeterSquared

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