Soil and Vegetation Data from Lake-Margin Wetlands in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge

This data release includes six child items of soil and vegetation data from lake margin soils of the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Data includes multiple lakes that are defined as either stable or drying. Lake margin vegetation communities include graminoid, shrub, and forest. Sols are separated into organic and mineral layers. Microbial data includes different phospholipid fatty acids and soil enzyme activity data for multiple enzymes involved in C,N, and P cycling. Data also includes information on respiration rate constants (k) and labile substrate pool (Ao) from soil incubations. Other soil chemical attributes such as soil pH, electrical conductivity, percent C and percent N are also included. Child Item 1: "Plant Functional Type Percent Cover Estimates from the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge". Ocular percent cover estimates for eight plant functional types occurring in lake-margin wetland plant communities. Child Item 2: "Aboveground Net Primary Production Estimates from the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge". The historical dynamics of the lake, the sampled community type, and the dry mass of annual new growth. Child Item 3: "Soil Properties of Lake-Margin Wetlands of the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge". Soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC), water content (VWC), and bulk density (BD) of soil core samples within organic soil horizon in lake-margin wetland plant communities. Child Item 4: "Soil Microbial Data from the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge 2009 to 2012". Soil properties and microbial data from lake-margin soils. Child Item 5: "Carbon and Nitrogen Content of Organic Soils in Lake-Margin Wetlands of the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge". Soil core dimensions, bulk density, and carbon/nitrogen content of soil core samples within the organic soil horizon in lake-margin wetland plant communities. Child Item 6: "Total Carbon, Organic Carbon, and Nitrogen Data from a Subset of Soils Within the Yukon River Basin". Total and organic carbon values from soil samples taken from the Yukon River Basin.

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