Element concentrations and baselines for moss, lichen, spruce, and surface soils, in and near Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Crock JG, Beck KA, Fey DL, Hageman P, Papp CS, Peacock TR. 1993. Element concentrations and baselines for moss, lichen, spruce, and surface soils, in and near Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Open-File Report. 93-14. USDI, USGS. Denver, CO
Baseline elemental information on selected native vegetaion and O2 soils horizon was obtained before a proposed coal fired power plant was constructed near the northwest boundary of the park. Three traverses were established, with sites positioned at intervals beginning near the proposed power plant site. At each site, samples were collected of HYLOCOMNIUM SPLENDENS (Hedw.) BSG., PELTIGERA APHTHOSA (L.) Willd., PICEA GLAUCA (Moench) Voss., and the O2 soil horizon. All materials were analyzed for their major and trace total element concentrations. Observed baseline ranges are reported for each of these media and are in good agreement with those reported in the literature. Sample sites are also described to assist in returning to the exact location if resampling is required in the future to monitor impact of the proposed power plant on the biological resources of the park. This report is to serve as a compilation of the analytical data collected by the USGS and to present listings of observed elemental baseline ranges for the sampled media and is not meant to be an interpretive summary of the park's studies. This report is the result of cooperative study between the NPS and USGS. The NPS and the USGS have an existing Interagency Agreement to conduct research related to air quality impacts on biological resources.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Crock, J; Beck, K; Fey, D; Hageman, PL; Papp, C; Peacock, T
- Date of Issue
- 1993
- Publisher
- USDI, USGS
- Units
- ARD , HIST , WRST
- Keywords
- Air Quality, AIRBIB, Atmospheric Sciences, Baseline Inventory, Chemical Analyses, ehistory, element concentrations, feather moss, Geology, Ground lichen, History, Hylocomium splendens, Lichen, Lichen (Mycophycophyta), Management, Maps, Monitoring, Moss, Mosses, Peltigera aphthosa, Physical Sciences, Picea Glauca, Plant Studies, Soils, Spruce, surface soils, Vegetation, White Spruce, Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park And Preserve