Plant biomass in mesic acidic tussock tundra, 1998 15N controls, Toolik, Alaska. [1]
Abstract:
Five or six quadrats (20cm x 20cm squares) along a line (block) were collected for plant biomass in mesic tussock tundra. In the lab each quadrat was separated into individual species, new and old aboveground and belowground biomass.
Arctic LTER keywords:
- Alaska [2]
Keywords:
- tundra [3]
- primary production [4]
- populations [5]
- organic matter [6]
- biomass [7]
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Project Keywords:
- Terrestrial Biomass [16]
Data sources:
Methods:
plots were setup in June 1992 for a 15N experiment. Harvest occurred from 20 July to 25 1998.
Calculations: Units; Tissue mass data are expressed in g/quadrat (400 cm2). Multiply by 25 to get g/m2.
Sampling Description.
Quadrats, 20x20 cm, were collected and sorted into species and then into tissue type. Aboveground biomass is considered "within" the quadrat if it is associated with a meristem that is within the quadrat. 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, belowground rhizomes, etc. In most cases only large rhizomes and belowground stems are ever measured. The samples are dried at 50-70 degrees C and a 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.)
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