Comprehensive View of a Plot
S09-T2-1
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
S09-T2-1
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Author Observation Code |
S09-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 |
-74.4
º
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Author Location |
Old Bog
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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-SE) 39.72942, -74.44928; 2-SW) 39.72942, -74.44933; 3-NW) 39.72944, -74.44933
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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 |
Linear "floodplain" along seepage channel feeding Oswego; 45m long transect with plot at 12-14m on W side (N-S transect). 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 |
21.3
m
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Slope Aspect |
(n/a, flat)
º
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Slope Gradient |
0
º
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Topographic Position |
Basin floor
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Landscape Narrative |
Soil Texture: Organic/Mineral - muck over sand
Water Depth = "some ponding";
Hydrologic Influence: groundwater seepage;
Watershed: Oswego River
Environmental Comments: mostly flat, some low tussocks of Muhlenbergia with Sphagnum cuclophyllum.
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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 |
0.31
cm
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Percent Litter |
3
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
25
%
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Percent Water |
1
%
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
13-Sep-1999
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Observation End Date |
13-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 |
3
%
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Field Cover |
62
%
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Nonvascular Cover |
6
%
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Dominant Stratum |
Herb
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Growthform1 Type |
Herbs
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Growthform1 Cover |
62
%
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Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
Community Type: Pine Barrens savanna
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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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17.8
m
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fine muck with roots, 10 YR 2/1, pH @ 15.2 cm = 4.4
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A
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17.8
m
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30.5
m
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organically-stained fine-medium grain sand, 10 YR 2/1
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E
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30.5
m
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50.8
m
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sand with small gravel (<1cm) quartzite, 10 YR 3/2, , pH @ 35.6 cm = 4.4
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E
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50.8
m
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66
m
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sand and gravel
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User Defined Values |
No User Defined Data for this plot |
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