Changes to tundra vegetation communities may affect local ecological processes such as nutrient cycling and quality and quantity of animal forage. In Quttinirpaaq National Park, the composition and relative abundance of plant functional groups are monitored using a point frame and the pin-drop (or point-intercept) method, in accordance with the International Tundra Experiment (ITEX) protocol for plant community monitoring. Baseline plant community data were collected for 20 x 1 m2 permanent plots, located in mesic tundra habitat near Tanquary Fiord, on a biennial basis between July 2012 and July 2017. As the baseline data collection has been completed, plant community monitoring at Tanquary Fiord will now take place every 5 years.