Comprehensive View of a Plot
W04-T1-1
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
W04-T1-1
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Author Observation Code |
W04-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 |
39.7
º
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Longitude |
-74.6
º
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Author Location |
Pebble Spong
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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) 39.72427, -74.55921; 2-SW) 39.7243, -74.55925; 3-NW) 39.72431, -74.55923
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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 |
25m transect 54 degrees, plot at 12-14m on W side of line, plot 2x5m; 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 |
12.2
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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Landform |
flood plain
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Landscape Narrative |
Soil Texture: Organic - peat
Von Post scale of peat decomposition: H4?;
Hydrologic Influence: groundwater, flooding;
Watershed: Wading River
Environmental Comments: very low relief - flat with low, small sedge tussocks
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Hydrologic Regime |
Seasonally flooded
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Soil Moisture Regime |
hydric
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Organic Depth |
1.2
cm
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Percent Litter |
5
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
2
%
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Percent Water |
8
%
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
18-Oct-1999
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Observation End Date |
18-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
%
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Field Cover |
85
%
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Nonvascular Cover |
2
%
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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
Plot is generally of low biomass (Muhlenbergia uniflora dominated); Other associated species present but not in plot: Eriocaulon decangulare, Eleocharis tuberosa, Carex exilis, Panicum ensifolium, Narthecium americanum, Xyris torta, Rhynchospora cephalantha, Sabatia difformis, Aster nemoralis; NOTE: "browse line" or "flood line" on young cedars, low biomass (Muhlenbergia uniflora dominant).
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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 |
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0
m
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17.8
m
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organic muck, live roots, otherwise, well decomposed, greasy, does not roll, H7, 10 YR 2/1, pH @ 5.1 cm = 4.4
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O
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17.8
m
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61
m
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peat with sedge, undecomposed, H4, no live roots, 10 YR 2/1, pH @ 33 cm = 4.6, squeezed muddy water, no muck, through fingers, solid (peat) mass remains
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O
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61
m
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86.4
m
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wood fragments and sedge material, undecomposed peat, H8, no inorganic soil present, squeeze muck through fingers (slurry), loose material, 10 YR 2/2
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O
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86.4
m
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114.3
m
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low bulk density, very watery
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O
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114.3
m
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119.4
m
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wood
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Disturbance Data: |
Disturbance Type | Disturbance Intensity |
Trampling and trails
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Grazing, native ungulates
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User Defined Values |
No User Defined Data for this plot |
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