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Site Description - FP5C
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253
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| Site status: |
Active
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| Latitude: |
64.71306662 |
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Site Information - FP5C
BNZ-LTER site*
* Site information should be complete for BNZ LTER sites.
Information for related sites might be incomplete.
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General Information
| Site synonyms |
253,
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| General Description |
FP5C is located on an older terrace of the Tanana River on the south side of the river opposite Sam Charley island
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| Vegetation Description |
FP5C is an open stand of black spruce with widely scattered individuals of tamarack (Larix laricina) Total tree canopy is 32%. Tree density in 1989 totaled 2684 trees per hectare of which 2667 were black spruce and 17 were tamarack. Total basal area of the stand is 14.7 m2/ha nearly all of which is black spruce. Average diameter of the dominant black spruce is 15 cm, and heights range from 10 to 15 m but average diameter for all of the black spruce in the stand is only 8 cm. The dominant spruce and tamarack are about 150 years old, but occasional younger trees occur.
The tall shrub layer has 21% canopy cover and is primarily of Alnus crispa and Rosa acicularis, with widely scattered Salix glauca, Salix arbusculoides, and Salix planifolia. The low shrub layer is conspicuous with 76% cover; mainly Ledum groenlandicum and Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Common herbs are Equisetum scirpoides, E. arvense, Poa sp. and Calamagrostis canadensis. with a total herbaceous cover of 25%. The nearly continuous moss cover (83%) is dominated by Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi. Lichens have 7% cover , primarily Peltigera aphthosa.
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| History |
The study site was established in 1987 as an LTER site and is adjacent to a permanent plot established by L.A. Viereck (LAV #1133)in 1965. Soil and air temperature measurments at the site were started in 1992.
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The Bonanza Creek LTER, including this website, is supported by the
National Science Foundation through awards
DEB-0620579,
DEB-0423442,
DEB-0080609,
DEB-9810217,
DEB-9211769,
DEB-8702629
and by the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station through agreement number RJVA-PNW-01-JV-11261952-231.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the
material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect
the views of the supporting agencies or the program as a whole.
© Bonanza Creek LTER, 2009.
Last modified 22-Nov-09
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