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N02-T1-1
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Author Plot Code  |
N02-T1-1
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| Author Observation Code |
N02-T1-1
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| Original Data Location |
NJ Natural Heritage Program, NJDEP Division of Parks and Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, 22 S. Clinton Ave, Plaza Bldg 4, Fl. 4, PO Box 404 Trenton, NJ, 08625-0404
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| Location Fields: |
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| Confidentiality Status |
10 km radius (nearest 0.1 degree)
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| Latitude |
39.7
º
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| Longitude |
-74.6
º
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| Author Location |
Roasted Savanna
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| State or Province |
New Jersey
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| Country |
United States
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| Layout Fields: | |
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| DSG Polygon |
GPS readings for other 3 plot corners: 1-SW) 39.66172, -74.68741; 2- NW) 39.66175, -74.68739; 3-NE) 39.66175, -74.68736
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| Shape |
Rectangular
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| Area |
10
m²
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| Permanence |
permanent plot
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| Layout Narrative |
Transect endpoints are permanently marked with rebar. Distance and compass bearing measurements to the plot location with measurements of plot orientation off the transect were taken. GPS coordinates for each corner of the plot was taken with submeter accuracy.
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| Environment Fields: | |
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| Elevation |
7.6
m
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| Slope Aspect |
(n/a, flat)
º
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| Slope Gradient |
0
º
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| Landform |
flood plain
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| Landscape Narrative |
Soil Texture: Organic - muck.
Soil: Organic depth is actually >1.2m;
Depth to water table = 16cm;
Hydrologic Influence: groundwater seepage;
Environmental Comments: "low tussocks of Muhlenbergia"; Wood (2%) is dead, burned dwarf cedar.
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| Hydrologic Regime |
Saturated
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| Soil Moisture Regime |
Hydric
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| Soil Drainage |
very poorly drained
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| Water Depth |
0
m
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| Organic Depth |
1.2
cm
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| Percent Wood |
2
%
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| Percent Litter |
2
%
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| Percent Bare Soil |
4
%
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| Methods Fields: | |
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| Observation Start Date |
02-Sep-1999
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| Observation End Date |
02-Sep-1999
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| Project |
NJ Mark Wong
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| Cover Method |
Percentage (%)
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| Stratum Method |
National Park Service
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| Taxon Observation Area |
10
m²
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| Cover Dispersion |
entire
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| Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
no
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| Plot Quality Fields: | |
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| Plot Validation Level |
(1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
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| Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
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| Shrub Cover |
2.5
%
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| Field Cover |
90
%
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| Nonvascular Cover |
3.5
%
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| Dominant Stratum |
Herb
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| Growthform1 Type |
Graminoid
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| Growthform1 Cover |
90
%
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| Misc Fields: | |
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| Observation Narrative |
Community Type: Pine Barrens savanna
General Description: Ilex very healthy-robust. Additional sp - Lachnanthes. Muhlenbergia torreyana filling in. Mats of Muhlenbergia uniflora. Dense Panicum ensifolium under dead cadars. Monoculture of Muhlenbergia torreyana with occassional Lobelia. Dwarf cedar - dead (burned). Sever fire in 1997. Dense turf mat of Muhlenbergia tussocks about 2-4 cm high, burned out in between. Other associated species present but not in plot: Andropogon glomeratus, Carex exilis, Lycopodium alopecuroides, Sarracenia purpurea. Deer tracks present.
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| Observation Contributors: |
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| Party | Role |
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MIP
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Field assistant
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KSW
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Plot author
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| Soil Observations: |
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| Soil Horizon | Soil Depth Top | Soil Depth Bottom | Soil Color | Soil Organic | Soil Texture | Soil Sand | Soil Silt | Soil Clay | Soil Coarse | Soil PH | Exchange Capacity | Base Saturation | Soil Description |
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O
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0
m
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2
m
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dense root mat in muck 10 YR 2/1, live roots, fibrous muck
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A
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2
m
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15
m
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muck (greasy texture) 10 YR 2/1, live roots, fibrous muck, pH at 8cm = 4.6
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A
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15
m
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120
m
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fibrous, loose muck 10 YR 2/1; live roots 15-26cm, fibrous muck, pH at 35cm = 4.2
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| No User Defined Data for this plot |
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