Citing the Database

Citing the Database #

Last updated on 2026-10-09

Authors #

  • Amanda Droghini - Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska Anchorage
  • Timm Nawrocki - Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska Anchorage
  • Aaron Wells - AECOM Technical Services
  • Matt Macander - ABR, Inc.—Environmental Research & Services
  • Lindsey Flagstad - Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska Anchorage

License #

The AKVEG Database is released into the public domain under the Creative Commons Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication.

While attribution is not legally required, citing the database helps others discover this resource and allows us to track its impact. The preferred citation depends on how you accessed the AKVEG data.

If you queried the live PostgreSQL database, use the citation below and include your access date and the version number. You can find the current version number by querying the database_version table:

Droghini, A., T. Nawrocki, A. Wells, M. Macander, and L. Flagstad. (2026). Alaska Vegetation (AKVEG) Database: Harmonized vegetation field observations from Alaska and adjacent Canada [Version X.X]. Available: https://www.akveg.org (Accessed: [Insert Date]).

If you analyzed a versioned snapshot of this database from the Arctic Data Center repository, please cite the DOI associated with that release:

Droghini, A., T. Nawrocki, A. Wells, M. Macander, and L. Flagstad. (2026). Alaska Vegetation Database (AKVEG), Version 2.11.1. [Data set]. Arctic Data Center. https://doi.org/10.18739/A2SQ8QK8R.

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