Comprehensive View of a Plot
B14-T2-1
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
B14-T2-1
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Author Observation Code |
B14-T2-1
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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 |
-74.7
º
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Author Location |
Long Savanna
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State or Province |
New Jersey
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Country |
United States
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Named Places |
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Layout Fields: | |
DSG Polygon |
GPS readings for other 3 plot corners: 1-NW) 39.67591, -74.65617; 2-SE) 39.67588, -74.65612; 3-SW) 39.67589, -74.65618
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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 corners of the plot were taken with submeter accuracy.; plot is found 4.5-6.5 m along T2 measured from levee side rebar. Plot on N side of transect.
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Environment Fields: | |
Stand Size |
large
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Elevation |
6.1
m
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Landscape Narrative |
Soil Texture: Organic/Mineral - muck over sand clay mineral soil
Depth to Water Table = 10 cm;
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Soil Moisture Regime |
Hydric
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Organic Depth |
0.3
cm
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Percent Litter |
10
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
5
%
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Percent Water |
0.5
%
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
18-Aug-1999
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Observation End Date |
18-Aug-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: | |
Plot Validation Level |
(1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
Shrub Cover |
1.5
%
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Field Cover |
88
%
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Nonvascular Cover |
0.5
%
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Dominant Stratum |
Herb
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Growthform1 Type |
Herbs
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Growthform1 Cover |
88
%
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Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
Community Type: Pine Barrens savanna
Community Description: "Muhlenbergia torreyana dominated savanna, forming a narrow (2-5m wide) band between Acer-Chamaecyparis levee and rivulet channel with wet panne vegetation."; Other associated species present but not in plot: Hypericum denticulatum.
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Observation Contributors: |
Party | Role |
MIP
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Field assistant
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KSW
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Plot author
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Soil Observations: |
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 |
O
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0
m
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10
m
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fine sand with some organics 10 YR 2/2, muck with high iron content, lots of roots, oxidized rhizopores, 7.5 YR 2.5/2, pH at 5 cm = 5.2 (cp red), 4.8 (bc blue), 5.0 (bc blue)
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A
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10
m
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30
m
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sandy silt, firm approaches clay, smells of sulfur, some small roots, 2.5Y 2.5/1
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B
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30
m
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60
m
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fine sand 10 YR 4/2, pH at 45 cm = 4.8 (bc blue)
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C
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60
m
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100
m
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fine sand with small gravel, 7.5 YR 4/4
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User Defined Values |
No User Defined Data for this plot |
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