Arthropod Abundance and Shrub Cover and Height on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2015-2016
April 21, 2022
This data set contains information (in three tables) with numbers and biomass of invertebrates (primarily arthropods) collected in pitfall-trap arrays and sweep-net samples on a series of plots (n = 13 total) at one coastal and one interior study site on the Seward Peninsula in northwestern Alaska during the summers of 2015 and 2016. Associated data on the horizontal cover and height of shrub vegetation at the sampling points are presented in a fourth table.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Title | Arthropod Abundance and Shrub Cover and Height on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2015-2016 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P9ADMBLN |
| Authors | Molly T. McDermott, Colleen M Handel, Rachel M Richardson, Steven M Matsuoka |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Alaska Science Center |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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