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B14-T2-2
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegbank.org/vegbranch:observation:13-{4B4298D1-F914-4B83-9632-DB0E43E6B373}
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Author Plot Code  |
B14-T2-2
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| Author Observation Code |
B14-T2-2
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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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| Layout Fields: | |
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| DSG Polygon |
GPS readings for other 3 plot corners: 1-NW) 39.67587, -74.65619; 2-SE) 39.67584, -74.65614; 3-SW) 39.67585, -74.65620
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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 at 10-12m along transect on N side.
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| Environment Fields: | |
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| Stand Size |
large
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| Elevation |
6.1
m
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| Slope Gradient |
1
º
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| Topographic Position |
Basin floor
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| Landscape Narrative |
Soil Texture: Organic - muck; Mineral - sandy clay
Depth to Water Table = "at surface";
Abiotic Physical Factors: Iron-rich muck and bog iron fragments indicate possible super-saturation of groundwater. Water quality excellent - may be extremely nutrient poor. Definitely acidic.";
Hydrology influenced by groundwater seepage;
Environmental Comments: "wet panne-like area that backfloods and receives groundwater/surface flow via seepage channel";
Landscape Structure and Extent: "Grades into sedge savanna, seepage channel, and Muhlenbergia savanna, then into cedar swamp.";
Condition of Surrounding Landscape: "Pristine savannah and cedar swamp.";
Hydrologic Influence: Batsto River groundwater (Cohansey-Kirkwood aquifer);
Watershed: Batsto-Mullica
Bare soil is covered with muck and algae; Gravel consists of bog iron.
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| Hydrologic Regime |
Seasonally flooded
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| Soil Moisture Regime |
Hydric
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| Soil Drainage |
very poorly drained
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| Organic Depth |
0.1
cm
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| Percent Rock / Gravel |
0.5
%
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| Percent Bare Soil |
20
%
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| Percent Water |
35
%
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| Successional Status |
mature
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| Methods Fields: | |
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| Observation Start Date |
18-Aug-1999
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| Observation End Date |
19-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: | |
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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 |
0.5
%
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| Field Cover |
45
%
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| Dominant Stratum |
Herb
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| Growthform1 Type |
Graminoid
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| Growthform1 Cover |
45
%
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| Misc Fields: | |
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| Observation Narrative |
Community Type: Pine Barrens savanna
General Description: "Pitch pine-oak forest dissected by river corridors with cedar swamps and savannas. Cross-section would contain pitch pine uplands, narrow band of cedar swamp, broad savanna, narrow cedat or Acer swamp on levees, river."; Community Description: "Open, wet panne-like area on seepage channel in savanna dominated by Eleocharis robbinsii, E. olivacea, E. tuberculosa, Utricularia cornuta and Eriocaulon aquaticum. Grades into Muhlenbergia torreyana and Rhynchospora alba dominated sedge savanna."; Evidence of community Processes: "Flooding - seasonal and storm event backflooding, continuous groundwater seepage." EO Size: "Typical for this type - small, limited by location in/adjacent to seepage channel and backwater."; Development/Maturity: "Appears to be held in early succession by continual saturation or inundation and possibly nutrient limitations."; Species Composition and Biological Structure: "19 species, patchy distribution on a sub-meter scale. 4 species of abundance >5%, 14 species sparse cover - fairly rich for such a sparse community."; Ecological Processes: "Seasonal inundation and sporadic flood events in addition to continual groundwater seepage flow. History of fire but no direct evidence."
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| Observation Contributors: |
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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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5
m
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dense root mat, 7.5 YR 3/4, greasy oxidized muck (brilliant orange), pH at 5 cm = 4.6 (blue)
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A
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5
m
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10
m
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clear water, fibrous muck with some sand, 7.5 YR 2.5/1
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B
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10
m
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15
m
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mottled sand, 10 YR 5/1, mottles, 7.5 YR 3/4 and 7.5 YR 2.5/1
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C
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15
m
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50
m
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sandy clay, 2.5 Y 2.5/1, pH at 25 cm = 5.0 (blue)
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C
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50
m
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60
m
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2.5 Y 6/1, sand
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| Disturbance Data: |
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| Disturbance Type | Disturbance Intensity |
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Fire, general
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| User Defined Values |
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| No User Defined Data for this plot |
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