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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:	2000gsttbm.08
Dataset Title:	Above ground plant biomass in a mesic acidic tussock tundra experimental site 2000, Arctic LTER, Toolik Lake, 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:	Donie
Last Name:	Bret-Harte
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Investigator 3:
First Name:	Michelle
Last Name:	Mack
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Keywords:	Alaska, biomass, leaf area, productivity, tundra, fertilize treatments, primary production, disturbance, inorganic nutrients, organic matter, populations
Abstract:	Above ground plant biomass and leaf area were 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 and per cent carbon and nitrogen summaries for control and fertilized plots. Leaf area data is in 2000gsttLA
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.1390&urlTail=terrest/biomass/data/2000gsttbm.csv
Data File Name	2000gsttbm
Beginning Date	7/24/2000
End Date	8/1/2000
Number of Data Records	198
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Log of Changes:	Version 3: Translated metadata into Excel metada worksheet, added attribute table and title. Jan 2006 Jiml
	Version 4: Added LTERNET Data Access server proxy for Excel and comma delimited data files.
	Version 5: Upadte LTERNET Data Access server proxy link for Excel and comma delimited data files. Changed from knb to das in url.
	Version6: Updated the metadata - needed to add the Biomas Category variable description. Also eml was updated to 2.10 Jim L 24Jan12
	Version 7: Updated metadata form to new version and eml to 2.1.0 JimL 10Jul2012
	Version 8: Added notes about "lumped species" to new "Species Comments" column. Missing values changed to na. Taxonomic coverage data updated. Updated metadata to newer form (with sites sheet). CH March 2013.

RESEARCH LOCATION:

Location Name

LTER Moist Acidic Tussock Tundra 1981 Plots

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Geographic Description

Arctic LTER, Toolik Field Station, North Slope Alaska, (68 degrees 38'N, 149 degrees 34'W, elevation 760 m) Tussock Tundra - 1981 plots, control and NP fertilized.

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68.6295

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-149.578

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Elevation

760

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TAXONOMIC COVERAGE:
Organisms studied	Andromeda; Betula nana; Calamagrostis holmii; Carex bigelowii; Cassiope tetragona; Dryas integrifolia; Equisetum spp.; Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. triste; Eriophorum vaginatum; Polygonum bistorta; Rubus chamaemorus; Salix pulchra; Salix reticulata; Sphagnum; Tomenthypnum; Vaccinium uliginosum; Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Methods:	Plots were setup in June 1980 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 fertilized greenhouse greenhouse fertilized shade Notes: Cassiope was not separated into leaves and stems. Weights for Cassiope were recorded as leaf weights. Only control and fertilized plots were harvested. Calculations: Units; Tissue mass data are expressed in g/quadrat (400 cm2). Multiply by 25 to get g/m2. Sampling Description. Biomass quadrats, size 20x20 cm, were taken from Toolik tussock site. Five quadrats were taken from each of four blocks. All aboveground biomass were clipped in 20x20 cm quadrats. Five quadrats were randomly located along line transects in each of four replicate blocks in each treatment. 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. inflorescence, new growth, old growth, etc. Leaf area was measured with a LiCor LI-3000A area meter. Leaf areas for graminoids, deciduous, and forbs were measured immediately after plucking and before drying. Leaf areas for Evergreen species (except Ledum) were measured after drying for 2-4 days. Leaf areas for Ledum were measured after final dry weights were done. Cassiope leaf areas were measured on the unseparated leaves and stems. The samples were dried at 50-70 degrees C in a drying oven and after several days weighed to nearest milligram. Samples are 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
Date	Date of beginning of harvest. The harvest last for 4-5 days.	datetime		dd-mmm-yyyy
Site	Site of harvest.	text
Treatment	Treatment of plots	text
Growth Form	Growth form of species	text
Species	The species sample or a lumped group. See Notes on lumped species? under this variable for notes on species grouped together.	text
Tissue	The tissue type	text
Biomass Categroy	growth category.	text
B1Q1	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name: B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B1Q2	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B1Q3	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B1Q4	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B1Q5	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B1Q6	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B1Q7	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B2Q1	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B2Q2	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B2Q3	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B2Q4	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B2Q5	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B2Q6	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B2Q7	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B3Q1	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B3Q2	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B3Q3	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B3Q4	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B3Q5	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B3Q6	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B3Q7	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B4Q1	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B4Q2	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B4Q3	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B4Q4	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B4Q5	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B4Q6	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
B4Q7	Oven dried weight (gm) of sample collected in a quadrat. Note: only 5 quadrats were collected for controls (Code of variable name:B for block and the number is the block number. The Q stands for quadrat with the number the quadrat number)	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
Average g per quadrat	Average of all quadrats for that species and tissue type.	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
Std Err g per quadrat	Standard Error of the mean for that species and tissue type.	number	gramPerFourHundredthMeterSquared			na
Count g per quadrat	Number of quadrats	number	number			na
Average g per m2	Average of all quadrats expressed as g/m2	number	gramPerMeterSquared			na
Std Err g per m2	Standard error of the mean in g/m2.	number	percent			na
%C B1	Per cent Carbon for lumped sample for block 1.	number	percent			na
%N B1	Per cent Nitrogen for lumped sample for block 1.	number	percent			na
%C B2	Per cent Carbon for lumped sample for block 2.	number	percent			na
%N B2	Per cent Nitrogen for lumped sample for block 2.	number	percent			na
%C B3	Per cent Carbon for lumped sample for block 3.	number	percent			na
%N B3	Per cent Nitrogen for lumped sample for block 3.	number	percent			na
%C B4	Per cent Carbon for lumped sample for block 4.	number	percent			na
%N B4	Per cent Nitrogen for lumped sample for block 4.	number	percent			na
Blk1 gC/m2	Grams of carbon per meter square for block 1.	number	percent			na
Blk2 gC/m2	Grams of carbon per meter square for block 2.	number	percent			na
Blk3 gC/m2	Grams of carbon per meter square for block 3.	number	percent			na
Blk4 gC/m2	Grams of carbon per meter square for block 4.	number	percent			na
Average gC/m2	Average grams of carbon per meter square for all 4 blocks.	number	percent			na
SERR gC/m2	Standard Error grams of carbon per meter square for all 4 blocks.	number	percent			na
Blk1 gN/m2	Grams of Nitrogen per meter square for block 1.	number	percent			na
Blk2 gN/m2	Grams of Nitrogen per meter square for block 2.	number	percent			na
Blk3 gN/m2	Grams of Nitrogen per meter square for block 3.	number	percent			na
Blk4 gN/m2	Grams of Nitrogen per meter square for block 4.	number	percent			na
Average gN/m2	Average grams of nitrogen per meter square for all 4 blocks.	number	percent			na
SERR gN/m2	Standard Error grams of nitrogen per meter square for all 4 blocks.	number	percent			na
Species Comments	Notes on lumped species categories.	text
Comments	Comments about individual samples.	text

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