NPP Grassland: Tuva, Russia, 1978-1985


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Photograph: Forest-steppe foothills near Tuva (click on the photo to view a larger image from this site).

Data Citation

Cite this data set as follows:

Gilmanov, T. G. 1996. NPP Grassland: Tuva, Russia, 1978-1985. Data set. Available on-line [http://www.daac.ornl.gov] from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Description

Productivity of an ultra-continental steppe was determined at the Tuva study site from 1978 to 1985. Measurement of monthly dynamics of above-ground plant biomass were made for each growing season (May-August). Cumulative above-ground net primary production was estimated for some years. These data are part of a series of grassland data sets recently assembled and checked by Dr. Tagir Gilmanov, which cover a wide range of climate and "continentality" across the Commonwealth of Independent States (former U.S.S.R.).

The Tuva study site (51.83 N 94.42 E) is situated near the city of Kyzyl, close to the geographical center of the Asian continent. This kind of steppe is typically grazed annually.

Data on growing season dynamics of above-ground biomass, dead matter and litter, and peak live root biomass are available for 1978-1980. Peak above-ground biomass, dead matter and litter are available for 1981-1985, as well as dynamics of above-ground live biomass for 1984-1985 and a single data point for the winter of 1980.

Contact Information

Contact: Dr. T. G. Gilmanov
Center for Ecology and Productivity of Forests
Russian Academy of Sciences
69 Novocheryomushkinskaya
Moscow 117418
RUSSIA

c/o Department of Biology and Microbiology
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD 57007
U.S.A.

Telephone (U.S.A.): +1 (605) 688-4925/6141
Fax (Russia): +7 (095) 200-2216/2217 (Attn. Gilmanov 002840)
Fax (U.S.A.): +1 (605) 688-6677
E-mail: Tagir_Gilmanov@sdstate.edu

Click on the following linked phrase to view references and summaries for the Tuva site. More detailed information is available in the associated guide document.

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Click on the "Graphs" box to view a series of data plots for this site, e.g., biomass dynamics, climate data.