Comprehensive View of a Plot
M08-T1-2
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
M08-T1-2
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Author Observation Code |
M08-T1-2
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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 |
Below Big Doughnut
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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) 39.67664, -74.66503; 2) 39.67664, -74.66501; 3) 39.67659, -74.66502
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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: | |
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
Watershed: Mullica River
Hydrologic Influence: backflooding and groundwater seepage;
Environmental Comments: tussocks of Carex, flats with Lophiola.
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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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Water Depth |
0.01
m
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Organic Depth |
0.3
cm
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Percent Litter |
3
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
2
%
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Percent Water |
15
%
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
14-Oct-1999
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Observation End Date |
14-Oct-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 |
85
%
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Dominant Stratum |
Herb
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Growthform1 Type |
Herbs
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Growthform1 Cover |
85
%
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Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
Community Type: Pine Barrens savanna
Other associated species present but not in plot: Panicum scabriusculum, Andropogon glomerata
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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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2
m
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highly decomposed muck with live roots (sparse) iron rich, 7.5 YR 3/3
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A
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2
m
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10
m
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organic, iron-rich, highly decomposed muck, small iron concretions, sparse live roots, no visible undecomposed organic matter, 10 YR 3/4, pH at 7cm = 4.4
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A
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10
m
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25
m
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very dark muck, greasy, smooth, sparse live roots, no undecomposed matter, 10 YR 2/1, pH at 13cm = 4.6
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E
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25
m
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30
m
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organic stained sand, mix of medium sand with muck, 10 YR 3/2; 30+ cm, sand with some pebbles, no organic matter, 10 YR 4/2, pH at 27cm = 5.2
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User Defined Values |
No User Defined Data for this plot |
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