Scientific Data (Mar 2024)
The Arctic Plant Aboveground Biomass Synthesis Dataset
- Logan T. Berner,
- Kathleen M. Orndahl,
- Melissa Rose,
- Mikkel Tamstorf,
- Marie F. Arndal,
- Heather D. Alexander,
- Elyn R. Humphreys,
- Michael M. Loranty,
- Sarah M. Ludwig,
- Johanna Nyman,
- Sari Juutinen,
- Mika Aurela,
- Konsta Happonen,
- Juha Mikola,
- Michelle C. Mack,
- Mathew R. Vankoughnett,
- Colleen M. Iversen,
- Verity G. Salmon,
- Dedi Yang,
- Jitendra Kumar,
- Paul Grogan,
- Ryan K. Danby,
- Neal A. Scott,
- Johan Olofsson,
- Matthias B. Siewert,
- Lucas Deschamps,
- Esther Lévesque,
- Vincent Maire,
- Amélie Morneault,
- Gilles Gauthier,
- Charles Gignac,
- Stéphane Boudreau,
- Anna Gaspard,
- Alexander Kholodov,
- M. Syndonia Bret-Harte,
- Heather E. Greaves,
- Donald Walker,
- Fiona M. Gregory,
- Anders Michelsen,
- Timo Kumpula,
- Miguel Villoslada,
- Henni Ylänne,
- Miska Luoto,
- Tarmo Virtanen,
- Bruce C. Forbes,
- Norbert Hölzel,
- Howard Epstein,
- Ramona J. Heim,
- Andrew Bunn,
- Robert M. Holmes,
- Jacqueline K. Y. Hung,
- Susan M. Natali,
- Anna-Maria Virkkala,
- Scott J. Goetz
Affiliations
- Logan T. Berner
- School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University
- Kathleen M. Orndahl
- School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University
- Melissa Rose
- School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University
- Mikkel Tamstorf
- Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University
- Marie F. Arndal
- Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University
- Heather D. Alexander
- College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment, Auburn University
- Elyn R. Humphreys
- Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University
- Michael M. Loranty
- Department of Geography, Colgate University
- Sarah M. Ludwig
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
- Johanna Nyman
- Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University
- Sari Juutinen
- Climate System Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute
- Mika Aurela
- Finnish Meteorological Institute
- Konsta Happonen
- Finnish Youth Research Society
- Juha Mikola
- Bioeconomy and Environment Unit, Natural Resources Institute Finland
- Michelle C. Mack
- Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University
- Mathew R. Vankoughnett
- Applied Research, Nova Scotia Community College
- Colleen M. Iversen
- Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Verity G. Salmon
- Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Dedi Yang
- Environmental Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Jitendra Kumar
- Environmental Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Paul Grogan
- Department of Biology, Queen’s University
- Ryan K. Danby
- Department of Geography and Planning, Queen’s University
- Neal A. Scott
- Department of Geography and Planning, Queen’s University
- Johan Olofsson
- Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University
- Matthias B. Siewert
- Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University
- Lucas Deschamps
- Département des sciences de l’environnement, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Esther Lévesque
- Département des sciences de l’environnement, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Vincent Maire
- Département des sciences de l’environnement, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Amélie Morneault
- Département des sciences de l’environnement, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Gilles Gauthier
- Centre d’Études Nordiques, Université Laval
- Charles Gignac
- Centre d’Études Nordiques, Université Laval
- Stéphane Boudreau
- Department of Biology, Université Laval
- Anna Gaspard
- Department of Biology, Université Laval
- Alexander Kholodov
- Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- M. Syndonia Bret-Harte
- Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Heather E. Greaves
- Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Donald Walker
- Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Fiona M. Gregory
- Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, University of Alberta
- Anders Michelsen
- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen
- Timo Kumpula
- Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, University of Eastern Finland
- Miguel Villoslada
- Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, University of Eastern Finland
- Henni Ylänne
- School of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern Finland
- Miska Luoto
- Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki
- Tarmo Virtanen
- Ecosystems and Environment Research Program, University of Helsinki
- Bruce C. Forbes
- Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
- Norbert Hölzel
- Institute of Landscape Ecology, University of Münster
- Howard Epstein
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Virginia
- Ramona J. Heim
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich
- Andrew Bunn
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Western Washington University
- Robert M. Holmes
- Woodwell Climate Research Center
- Jacqueline K. Y. Hung
- Woodwell Climate Research Center
- Susan M. Natali
- Woodwell Climate Research Center
- Anna-Maria Virkkala
- Woodwell Climate Research Center
- Scott J. Goetz
- School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03139-w
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 13
Abstract
Abstract Plant biomass is a fundamental ecosystem attribute that is sensitive to rapid climatic changes occurring in the Arctic. Nevertheless, measuring plant biomass in the Arctic is logistically challenging and resource intensive. Lack of accessible field data hinders efforts to understand the amount, composition, distribution, and changes in plant biomass in these northern ecosystems. Here, we present The Arctic plant aboveground biomass synthesis dataset, which includes field measurements of lichen, bryophyte, herb, shrub, and/or tree aboveground biomass (g m−2) on 2,327 sample plots from 636 field sites in seven countries. We created the synthesis dataset by assembling and harmonizing 32 individual datasets. Aboveground biomass was primarily quantified by harvesting sample plots during mid- to late-summer, though tree and often tall shrub biomass were quantified using surveys and allometric models. Each biomass measurement is associated with metadata including sample date, location, method, data source, and other information. This unique dataset can be leveraged to monitor, map, and model plant biomass across the rapidly warming Arctic.
