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The North America and Eurasia Arctic transects:  Using phytosociology and remote sensing  to detect vegetation pattern and  change D.A. Walker 1 , P. Kuss 1,2  , M. Kopecky 3 , G.V. Frost 4 , F.J.A. Daniëls 5 , A. Kade 1 , C.M. Vonlanthen 1,6 , M.K. Raynolds 1 , H.E. Epstein 4   1  Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks,  2   Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern,   3   Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague and Department of Vegetation Ecology, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,  4 Department of Environmental Sciences,  University of Virginia,  5   Institute of Biology and Biotechnology of Plants, Hindenburgplatz 55, 48149,  Münster, Germany,   6   Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU, Abteilung Gefahrenprävention, Bern, Switzerland Lecture presentation, European Vegetation Survey 20 th  Workshop, Rome, Italy, 6-9 April 2011 1 An International Polar Year initiative
Major goal of the Greening of the Arctic project:   Link spatial and temporal trends of vegetation greenness observed on AVHRR satellite images to ground observations along both transects. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],5 N-factor Biomass Plant species cover NDVI and LAI Active layer depth Soil characterization Site characterizatiion Permafrost boreholes
Field studies along two 1800-km Arctic transects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Bioclimate Subzones Sub- Zone MJT (˚C)  Shrubs   A  1-3  none B  3-5  prostrate C  5-7  hemi-prostrate D  7-9  erect dwarf  E  9-12  low Map by Shalane Carlson,  based on CAVM Team (2003)
1-km AVHRR-NDVI patterns for the Arctic along the two transects ,[object Object],Map by Martha Raynolds & Shalane Carlson
Summer Warmth Index (AVHRR)  Vegetation (CAVM Team 2003) Variation in climate and vegetation along the transects Map by Martha Raynolds & Shalane Carlson,  based on CAVM Team (2003)
Zonal vegetation along both transects   Eurasia Transect A - Hayes Island  B - Ostrov Belyy  C – Kharasavey D - Vaskiny Dachi   E - Laborovaya North America transect A -  Isachsen  B-  Mould Bay  C - Green Cabin  D - Sagwon MNT  E - Happy Valley
North American Arctic Transect: part of a study of biocomplexity of arctic patterned ground Based on Walker et al. 2011 (in revision).  Applied Vegetation Science.
Biocomplexity activities Isachsen, Ellef Ringnes I. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Small landscape maps along climate gradient:  10 x 10 grids Raynolds, M.K., Walker, D.A., Munger, C.A., et al. 2008. A map analysis of patterned-ground along a North American Arctic Transect.  Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences. 113:1-18
Classification of patterned-ground vegetation  along the NAAT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Studied contrast in vegetation  on and between frost features Kade et al 2005 Deadhorse Subzone C Braya purpurascens-Puccinellia angustata  community Dryas integrifolia-Salix arctica  community Nonsorted Circle Between Circles
Frost-boil plant communities, soil and site information Kade et al. 2005, Plant communities and soils in cryoturbated tundra along a bioclimate gradient in the Low Arctic, Alaska.  Phytocoenologia , 35: 761-820.  Plant communities Soil and site data
Ordination of zonal patterned ground vegetation: controlling environmental gradients ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Patterned-ground features Between patterned-ground features Intermediate Walker et al. 2011 in revision.  Applied Vegetation Science.
A few of the conclusions from the NAAT vegetation studies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Eurasian Arctic Transect:  ,[object Object],[object Object]
1. Extensive nutrient-poor surface sands with lichens that are easily overgrazed by reindeer. 2. Underlain by permafrost with massive pure ice.  3. Extensive landslides are rapidly eroding the landscape.  4. This exposes salt-rich and nutrient-rich clays.  5. Complex vegetation succession process that results in willow-shrub tundra and much greener vegetation in the eroded valleys.   High-ice Permafrost Landscapes of the Yamal Peninsula Photos: D.A. Walker  and M. Liebman (upper right)
Reindeer effects on greenness patterns:  Photos:  Bruce Forbes. Overgrazing Trampling Grassification Wind erosion ,[object Object],[object Object]
Typical layout of transects and plots at each EAT site ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Soil pit
NMDS Ordination of all EAT study plots based on floristic similarity a, b, c, d, e: Bioclimate subzones ,[object Object],[object Object],Sandy Loamy Increasing summer warmth
Full data set: Axis 1: Complex biomass / summer-warmth gradient Subzone C Subzone D Subzone B Subzone E ,[object Object],[object Object],Subzone A Total Biomass (g m -2 ) Summer warmth (˚C mo)
Full data set: Axis 2: Complex soil moisture, soil texture, N, organic matter gradient Vol. soil moisture (g cm -3 ) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],N and C (%) Sand (%)
Biomass space: Yamal plots only (excluding FJL) Total Biomass (g m -2 ) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Bryophyte biomass Lichen biomass Field LAI ,[object Object]
Toward a synthesis of the two transects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Synoptic tables for NAAT and EAT NAAT EAT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Compared to NAAT, EAT has :  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Plot-level biomass trends along EAT and NAAT NAAT EAT
Comparison of EAT and NAAT Leaf Area Index vs. Biomass ,[object Object],[object Object]
Almost identical correlation between AVHRR NDVI and biomass along the two transects Raynolds et al. 2011 submitted.  Geophysical Research Letters.
Circumpolar aboveground biomass derived from NDVI Raynolds et al. 2011 submitted, Geophysical Research Letters
Conclusions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Collaborations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],2 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Evs2011 talk two_transects20110404(3)

  • 1. The North America and Eurasia Arctic transects: Using phytosociology and remote sensing to detect vegetation pattern and change D.A. Walker 1 , P. Kuss 1,2 , M. Kopecky 3 , G.V. Frost 4 , F.J.A. Daniëls 5 , A. Kade 1 , C.M. Vonlanthen 1,6 , M.K. Raynolds 1 , H.E. Epstein 4 1 Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2 Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3 Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague and Department of Vegetation Ecology, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 4 Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 5 Institute of Biology and Biotechnology of Plants, Hindenburgplatz 55, 48149, Münster, Germany, 6 Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU, Abteilung Gefahrenprävention, Bern, Switzerland Lecture presentation, European Vegetation Survey 20 th Workshop, Rome, Italy, 6-9 April 2011 1 An International Polar Year initiative
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  • 5. Summer Warmth Index (AVHRR) Vegetation (CAVM Team 2003) Variation in climate and vegetation along the transects Map by Martha Raynolds & Shalane Carlson, based on CAVM Team (2003)
  • 6. Zonal vegetation along both transects Eurasia Transect A - Hayes Island B - Ostrov Belyy C – Kharasavey D - Vaskiny Dachi E - Laborovaya North America transect A - Isachsen B- Mould Bay C - Green Cabin D - Sagwon MNT E - Happy Valley
  • 7. North American Arctic Transect: part of a study of biocomplexity of arctic patterned ground Based on Walker et al. 2011 (in revision). Applied Vegetation Science.
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  • 9. Small landscape maps along climate gradient: 10 x 10 grids Raynolds, M.K., Walker, D.A., Munger, C.A., et al. 2008. A map analysis of patterned-ground along a North American Arctic Transect. Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences. 113:1-18
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  • 11. Studied contrast in vegetation on and between frost features Kade et al 2005 Deadhorse Subzone C Braya purpurascens-Puccinellia angustata community Dryas integrifolia-Salix arctica community Nonsorted Circle Between Circles
  • 12. Frost-boil plant communities, soil and site information Kade et al. 2005, Plant communities and soils in cryoturbated tundra along a bioclimate gradient in the Low Arctic, Alaska. Phytocoenologia , 35: 761-820. Plant communities Soil and site data
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  • 16. 1. Extensive nutrient-poor surface sands with lichens that are easily overgrazed by reindeer. 2. Underlain by permafrost with massive pure ice. 3. Extensive landslides are rapidly eroding the landscape. 4. This exposes salt-rich and nutrient-rich clays. 5. Complex vegetation succession process that results in willow-shrub tundra and much greener vegetation in the eroded valleys. High-ice Permafrost Landscapes of the Yamal Peninsula Photos: D.A. Walker and M. Liebman (upper right)
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  • 27. Almost identical correlation between AVHRR NDVI and biomass along the two transects Raynolds et al. 2011 submitted. Geophysical Research Letters.
  • 28. Circumpolar aboveground biomass derived from NDVI Raynolds et al. 2011 submitted, Geophysical Research Letters
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Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. Martin Kopecky address: Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Benatska 2, CZ-128 01 Praha 2, Czech Republic; Department of Vegetation Ecology, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Lidicka 25/27, CZ-602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Good afternoon. This talk presents some of the early results from two polar transects conducted during the Greening of the Arctic IPY Initiative. We look at the spatial and temporal variation of NDVI during the period 1982-2010 and compare them with ground measurements along the transects. Before I get started though, I would like to thank the co-authors on the paper who are shown here and also the many other participants in the project,
  2. The focus of this talk is the ground measurements of biomass, NDVI, and leaf area index and their correlations with observations from space mainly with the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer measurements.
  3. The map in the lower left shows the location of the North America and Eurasia Arctic transects. North America Arctic Transect: Completed in 2006 as part of the Biocomplexity of Arctic Patterned Ground Ecosystems Project (NSF). Eurasian Arctic Transect: Field seasons in 2007-2010 (NASA).
  4. Our goal was to correlate the NDVI patterns with other remote sensing data such as the summer warmth index derived from the AVHRR thermal bands and a variety of the other information such as that contained in the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map GIS data base.
  5. The areas that we looked at on the ground were mainly zonal sites, those where the soils and vegetation correspond to the long-term climatic climax. These photos show representative sites along the Eurasia and North America transects in each bioclimate subzone.
  6. Extraordinarily Sensitive Permafrost Landscapes: Extensive nutrient-poor surface sands with lichens that are easily overgrazed by reindeer. Underlain by permafrost with massive pure ice. Extensive landslides are rapidly eroding the landscape. This exposes salt-rich and nutrient-rich clays. Complex vegetation succession process that results in willow-shrub tundra in the interior parts of the peninsula.
  7. There are numerous effects of all these animals, including Overgrazing and Trampling of the vegetation Transformation of previous sedge and shrub-dominated tundra vegetation into grasslands Wind erosion of the some of he trampled areas. Some of these effects are be quantified using remote sensing tools by Timo Kumpula
  8. The biomass data from the transects were examined in a couple of ways. The first is a plot-level determination, which is the of the clip harvest data from the zonal plots at each sample location. Both transects show the general expected pattern of increased biomass along the bioclimate gradient, but there are also major differences related to differences in substrate, precipitation, and relative position of the locations within each subzone.
  9. These differences in structure are also evident in the LAI-Biomass relationship along both transects. An equivalent amount of biomass has consistently much higher LAI values along the NAAT than along the EAT and the difference increases at higher biomass values
  10. In spite of the structural and composition differences between the transects, there is overall a very strong relationship between 1-km AVHRR NDVI values and biomass along both transects and in the combined data set.
  11. Broad similarities in biomass between North America and Eurasia along Arctic temperature gradient, but also major differences likely related to different disturbance regimes, geology, and precipitation patterns. Very good correlation between AVHRR NDVI and zonal landscape-level biomass. Analysis of Landsat-derived NDVI trends for a similar period did not provide corroboration for magnitude of 1982-2010 NDVI change indicated by GIMMS 3g. AVHRR NDVI is still one of the best tools we presently have for looking at long-term terrestrial response to climate change. It is highly correlated with a wide variety of the biophysical properties, but we need better calibration of remote sensing data sets and ground measurements to give us confidence in the indicated temporal trends.
  12. This project is a joint collaboration by three groups of institutions in the U.S., Russia and Finland. Five funded projects were collaborating in the project including. The primary logistic funding came from NASA and NSF in the U.S. and the Russian Academy of Science in Russia.