Comprehensive View of a Plot
A4 - White Lake
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
A4 - White Lake
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Author Observation Code |
A4 - White Lake
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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 |
41.1
º
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Longitude |
-75
º
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Author Location |
White Lake
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Location Narrative |
North Shore of White Lake, E of Phragmites patch.
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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) 41.00175, -74.91247; 2-SW) 41.00177, -74.91253; 3-NW) 41.00179, -74.91252
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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 |
Plot is 2 x 5 m, located at 30-32 m on the east side along the 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: | |
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 |
Landscape Setting: Karst valley, small glacial lake.
Water present at surface.
Soil Texture: Mineral - marl
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Homogeneity |
homogeneous
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Representativeness |
good
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Soil Moisture Regime |
hydric
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Soil Drainage |
very poorly drained
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Percent Other |
20
%
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Name Other |
marl
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
30-Oct-1997
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Observation End Date |
30-Oct-1997
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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: | |
Dominant Stratum |
Herb
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Growthform1 Type |
Herbs
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Growthform2 Type |
Other/unknown
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Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
Community Type: calcareous sinkhole pond
Environmental Comments: Very homogenous - Eleocharis dominant throughout, water in deer tracks, wet marl.
Other associated species present but not in plot: Bidens connata, Mentha arvensis.
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Observation Contributors: |
Party | Role |
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 |
L
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0
m
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10.2
m
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shell marl, 2.5 Y 5/1, water at surface
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L
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10.2
m
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45.7
m
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shell marl, 2.5 Y 7/2, pH at 15.2 = 8
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L
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45.7
m
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121.9
m
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fine, water marl, 2.5 Y 7/2, pH at 71.1 = 7.6
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Disturbance Data: |
Disturbance Type | Disturbance Intensity |
Trampling and trails
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Hydrologic alteration
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Other disturbances
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User Defined Values |
No User Defined Data for this plot |
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