Spectral Estimation of Soil Properties in Siberian Tundra Soils and Relations with Plant Species Composition

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">TWINSPAN class</td><td align="left">Dominant plant species</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Dry tussock evergreen</td><td align="left"><i>L  edum decumbens, Eriophorum vaginatum, Salix glauca, </i>and Vaccinium<i> uliginosum  </i></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Moist deciduous shrub</td><td align="left"><i>Betula nana, Salix pulchra, </i>and <i>Arctagrostis latifolia   </i></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Moist <i>Sphagnum</i> sedge</td><td align="left"><i>Spagnum spp, Carex aquatilis, </i>and <i>Salix fuscescens  </i></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Wet sedge pools</td><td align="left"><i>Eriophorum angustifolium</i></td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

TWINSPAN vegetation classes and dominant plant species per class.

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Table 4: Spectral Estimation of Soil Properties in Siberian Tundra Soils and Relations with Plant Species Composition 