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D7 - Muckshaw
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegbank.org/vegbranch:observation:84-{2F93CA9C-D794-4B42-910F-E0CE8523766A}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? D7 - Muckshaw
Author Observation Code ? D7 - Muckshaw
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 ? 41 º
Longitude ? -74.7 º
Author Location ? Muckshaw Ponds #1
State or Province ? New Jersey
Country ? United States
Named Places
continent: North America
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: New Jersey
county: Sussex
quadrangle: Newton West
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? GPS readings for other 3 plot corners: 1-SE) 41.02383, -74.78497; 2-SW) 41.02386, -74.78502; 3-NW) 41.02387, -74.78501
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 10
Permanence ? permanent plot
Layout Narrative ? Plot is 5 x 2 m, located at 95-97m, +6 m W, along transect.
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 181 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient ? 0 º
Landscape Narrative ? Soil Texture: Organic - muck
Hydrologic Regime ? Intermittently flooded
Soil Moisture Regime ? hydric
Soil Drainage ? very poorly drained
Percent Wood ? 4 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 6 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 20-Oct-1997
Observation End Date ? 20-Oct-1997
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: 
Dominant Stratum ? Herb
Growthform1 Type ? Herbs
Growthform1 Cover ? 90 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Community Type: calcareous sinkhole pond General Description: This open, graminoid dominated herbaceous community occurs on flat to gently sloping bottoms or moats of calcareous sinkhole ponds. It occurs primarily on Allentown Dolomite with glacial outwash (kettle) surficial deposits. Occasionally it occurs in solution sinkholes on Epler Rickenbach Dolomite with glacial till/bedrock complex surficial deposits. Generally, soils are muck, rarely silty clay or silt marl, and overlay clay, sandy clay, shell marl, peat or bedrock. They are wet, very wet or periodically inundated, and very poorly drained. This community is seasonally flooded and has a hydroperiod range of 10-30 weeks, averaging 12-14 weeks. Slope is flat to gentle or occasionally moderate. Aspect is flat, or occasionally west, northwest, north, northeast, or southeast. This community is most often found in a mosaic with other herbaceous communities such as Ranunculus flabellaris – Pilea pumila - Polygonum amphibium, Boehmeria cylindrica – Carex lupulina, Schoenoplectus acutus or Phalaris arundinacea marsh, and Cephalanthus occidentalis shrubland. Deer tracks were observed.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 Sparganium emersum Rehmann Sparganium emersum Rehmann Sparganium emersum Sparganium emersum Rehmann **   Sparganium emersum Rehmann **   Sparganium emersum Rehmann Sparganium emersum Sparganium emersum Rehmann **   Sparganium emersum Rehmann **   Herbaceous
80 %
        -none-
2 Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. Leersia oryzoides rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. **   Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. Leersia oryzoides rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. **   Herbaceous
5 %
        -none-
3 Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed Polygonum amphibium L. **   Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed Polygonum amphibium L. **   Herbaceous
3 %
        -none-
4 Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis palustris common spikerush Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis palustris common spikerush Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous     90 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
KSW Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Leersia oryzoides - Boehmeria cylindrica - Ranunculus flabellaris 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 35.6 m                     10YR 2/2 muck, pH at 20.3 cm = 6.6
O 35.6 m 121.9 m                     peat, 10YR 2/2, H2; at 121.9 cm, 2.5Y 6/2 shell marl, pH = 7.2, saturated (but no water table)


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