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Monitoring of plant succession of nunataks in Vatnajökull glacier, Southeastern Iceland


Metadata
File Identifier: 12246_iso.xml
Metadata Language: eng; CAN
: utf8
Resource Type: Dataset
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Polar Data Catalogue
Organisation Name: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
Role: Point Of Contact
Contact Info:
Voice: (519) 888-4567 x32689
Street Address: 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo
City: Waterloo
Province/State: Ontario
Postal Code/ZIP: N2L 3G1
Country: Canada
E-Mail Address: pdc@uwaterloo.ca
Metadata Date: 2015-04-30
Metadata Standard Name: North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003
Metadata Standard Version: 2009-01-01
Data Identification
Abstract: In 1965 Eythor Einarsson put up permanent plots in Kárasker (appeared in 1940) and Braedrasker (appeared in 1961) which have been monitored regularly since. In 2000 Mariusker appeared and permanent plots were put up in 2005 and in 2006 permanent plots were put up in Esjufjöll.
Purpose: To examine the succession of plants and lichens on nunataks of known age.
Language: eng; CAN
Citation:
Contact Info:
Title: Monitoring of plant succession of nunataks in Vatnajökull glacier, Southeastern Iceland
Date:
Date: 2015-04-30
Date Type: Publication Date
Individual Name: Heidmarsson, Starri
Role: Principal Investigator
Individual Name: Heidmarsson, Starri
Role:
Individual Name: Sigurdsson, Bjarni Didrik
Role:
Point Of Contact:
Individual Name: Polar Data Catalogue
Organisation Name: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
Role: Point Of Contact
Contact Info:
Voice: (519) 888-4567 x32689
Street Address: 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo
City: Waterloo
Province/State: Ontario
Postal Code/ZIP: N2L 3G1
Country: Canada
E-Mail Address: pdc@uwaterloo.ca
Online Resource: polardata.ca
Topic Category: Environment and Conservation
Keyword Collection:
Keyword: Iceland
Keyword: Landscape
Keyword: Plant succession
Keyword: Ridges
Keyword: Vegetation
Associated Thesaurus: Polar Data Catalogue Thesaurus (Canada)
Keyword: Esjufjöll, Bræðrasker, Kárasker and Maríusker nunataks, Iceland
Spatial Extent:
West Bounding Longitude: -18
East Bounding Longitude: -15
North Bounding Latitude: 64.75
South Bounding Latitude: 63.75
Legal Constraints:
Access Constraints: Other Restrictions
Use Constraints: Other Restrictions
Other Constraints: Terms of Use of the Polar Data Catalogue: https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/termsofuse
Distribution
Distribution Format:
Format Name: Digital file
Format Version: 1.0
Distributor:
Distributor Contact:
Individual Name: Polar Data Catalogue
Organisation Name: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
Role: Distributor
Contact Info:
Voice: (519) 888-4567 x32689
Street Address: 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo
City: Waterloo
Province/State: Ontario
Postal Code/ZIP: N2L 3G1
Country: Canada
E-Mail Address: pdc@uwaterloo.ca
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