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M06-T1-1
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
M06-T1-1
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Author Observation Code |
M06-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 |
39.6
º
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Longitude |
-74.7
º
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Author Location |
Twin 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) 39.68014, -74.66563; 2-SW) 39.6801, -74.66559; 30-SE) 39.68011, -74.66558
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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.; Transect is 43.5 m long, 256 degrees W - plot at 23-25 m on south side.
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
6.1
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 (iron)
Depth to Water = 9 cm;
Local Topography: Floodplain of river on Outer Coastal Plain;
Hydrologic Influence: groundwater and river overflow/backflow;
Found in Mullica River Watershed
Environmental Comments: "flat, matted vegetation indicated sheet flow"
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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 |
0.2
cm
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Percent Litter |
30
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
10
%
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Methods Fields: | |
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: | |
Plot Validation Level |
(1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
Shrub Cover |
0.5
%
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Field Cover |
60
%
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Dominant Stratum |
Herb
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Growthform1 Type |
Graminoid
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Growthform1 Cover |
60
%
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Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
Community Type: Pine Barrens savanna
General Description: "Open, densely covered graminoid savanna."; Other associated species present but not in plot: Lachnanthes caroliniana, Panicum longifolium, Panicum scabriusculum, Prosperinaca pectinata, Triadenum virginicum; Earthworm present.
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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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1
m
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root mat, 10 YR 2/2
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A
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1
m
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15
m
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iron rich muck - very greasy, rolls but sticky - silt content high with some sand, VERY orange, 7.5 YR 4/6, pH at 10 cm = 5.0
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A
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15
m
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20
m
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sandy muck with iron concretions mottled; matrix 10 YR 4/3; mottles 7.5 YR 4/6 and 2.5 YR 6/4
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A
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20
m
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25
m
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dark band of sand (medium-fine grain), stained with organics, 2.5 Y 2.5/1, pH at 21 cm = 4.8
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B
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25
m
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120
m
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sand, 2.5 Y 6/4
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User Defined Values |
No User Defined Data for this plot |
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