Greenland shrubs and microclimate

Study Aim We collected these data to alternatively train and validate high resolution (~ 90 m) Species Distribution Models (SDMs) and Species Abundance Models (SAMs) for _Betula nana_ L. (dwarf birch, Betulaceae) and _Salix glauca_ L. (grey willow, Salicaceae) in Southwest Greenland to assess how well such models can predict local-scale patterns. Data Description Individual (presence-absence, abundance, maximum vegetative height) and community (species composition, maximum canopy height) shrub data for two fjords near Nuuk, Southwest Greenland. Also provided are corresponding downscaled climate data as well as calculated topographic and terrain wetness indicator variables. Nuup Kangerlua (Godthåbsfjord) _Betula nana_ and _Salix glauca_ presence-absence, abundance, community species richness Kangerluarsunnguaq (Kobbefjord) Shrub presence-absence, abundance, maximum vegetative height, community composition, maximum shrub canopy height Methods Field survey in Nuup Kangerlua We conducted a stratified systematic plant survey along the length of Nuup Kangerlua (NK) fjord in Soutwesth Greenland (Fig. 1 in Chardon et al. 2022; following Nabe-Nielsen et al., 2017). At five distinct s