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S09-T1-1
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? S09-T1-1
Author Observation Code ? S09-T1-1
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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Confidentiality Status ? 10 km radius (nearest 0.1 degree)
Latitude ? 39.7 º
Longitude ? -74.4 º
Author Location ? Old Bog
State or Province ? New Jersey
Country ? United States
Named Places
continent: North America
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: New Jersey
quadrangle: Oswego Lake
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? GPS readings for other 3 plot corners: 1-SE) 39.7295, -74.44995; 2-NE) 39.72951, -74.44994; 3-NW) 39.72953, -74.44999
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 10
Permanence ? permanent plot
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 31 m long, 32 degrees NNE and 212 degrees SSW, plot at 22.5-24.5m on E side of transect.
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 21.3 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient ? 0 º
Topographic Position ? Basin floor
Landscape Narrative ? Soil Texture: Organic/Mineral - muck over sand Hydrologic Influence: groundwater - channel wet but no directional flow; Watershed: Oswego River Environmental Comments: flat with occassional Carex tussocks tucked within Cladium - channel seepage (assume it flows west).
Hydrologic Regime ? Semipermanently flooded
Soil Moisture Regime ? hydric
Soil Drainage ? very poorly drained
Water Depth ? 0.089 m
Organic Depth ? 0.41 cm
Percent Water ? 55 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 13-Sep-1999
Observation End Date ? 13-Sep-1999
Project ? NJ Mark Wong
Cover Method ? Percentage (%)
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area ? 10
Cover Dispersion ? entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? ? no
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Shrub Cover ? 1 %
Field Cover ? 45 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 1 %
Submerged Cover ? 2 %
Dominant Stratum ? Herb
Growthform1 Type ? Graminoid
Growthform1 Cover ? 45 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Community Type: Pine Barrens savanna Local Topography: broad, linear seepage feature - perhaps old floodplain.; Other associated species present but not in plot: Utricularia purpurea
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
ord Author Plant Name ?Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name ?Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors ?Original Interpretation, Common Name ?Original Interpretation, USDA Code ?Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name ?Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors ?Current Interpretation, Common Name ?Current Interpretation, USDA Code ? Stratum ?Cover ?Original Cover Code ?Basal Area ?Biomass ?Inference Area ? Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically):
1 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Dwarf Shrub
0.01 %
        -none-
2 Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench Chamaedaphne calyculata leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench **   Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench Chamaedaphne calyculata leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench **   Dwarf Shrub
0.01 %
        -none-
3 Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. Cladium mariscoides smooth sawgrass Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. **   Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. Cladium mariscoides smooth sawgrass Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. **   Herbaceous
40 %
        -none-
4 Carex exilis Dewey Carex exilis Dewey Carex exilis coastal sedge Carex exilis Dewey **   Carex exilis Dewey Carex exilis coastal sedge Carex exilis Dewey **   Herbaceous
4 %
        -none-
5 Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl Rhynchospora alba white beaksedge Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl **   Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl Rhynchospora alba white beaksedge Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
6 algal mat Algae Algae Algae algal mat **   Algae Algae Algae algal mat **   Nonvascular
2 %
        -none-
7 Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. Sphagnum papillosum papillose sphagnum Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. **   Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. Sphagnum papillosum papillose sphagnum Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
8 Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. Sphagnum magellanicum Magellan's sphagnum Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. **   Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. Sphagnum magellanicum Magellan's sphagnum Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. **   Nonvascular
0.01 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous     45 %
Dwarf Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
Nonvascular     3 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
MIP Field assistant
KSW Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Cladium mariscoides - Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens Wet Meadow       no
No Class Contributors.


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 0 m 12.7 m                     very wet and loose muck in dense root mat, 10 YR 2/1
A 12.7 m 30.5 m                     silty, greasy, firm muck with some live roots, 10 YR 2/1, pH at 20.3 cm = 3.8
E 30.5 m 40.6 m                     muck with sand, transition to medium grained sand, 10 YR 2/2
B 40.6 m 76.2 m                     coarse sand with gravel, Cohansey quartz, 7.5 YR 3/2; 76.2 cm+ = gravel


User Defined Values
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