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C6 - Muckshaw
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? C6 - Muckshaw
Author Observation Code ? C6 - 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 #2
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) 41.02616, -74.78372; 2-SW) 41.02616, -74.78377; 3-NW) 41.02618, -74.78377
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 10
Permanence ? permanent plot
Layout Narrative ? Plot is 5 x 2 m, located at 101-106m, along north side of transect.
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 181.3 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient ? 0 º
Topographic Position ? Basin floor
Landscape Narrative ? Environmental Comments: Scirpus mixed with Phalaris or Cyperus/Panicum - this is in the middle.
Representativeness ? good
Hydrologic Regime ? Intermittently flooded
Soil Moisture Regime ? hydric
Soil Drainage ? very poorly drained
Percent Bare Soil ? 2 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 17-Oct-1997
Observation End Date ? 17-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 ? 100 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Community Type: calcareous sinkhole pond General Description: This open, graminoid marsh community is restricted to calcareous wetlands in the northeastern United States. It occurs on deep organic deposits on the shores and flats of calcareous sinkhole ponds in the Valley and Ridge Physiographic Province of northwestern New Jersey. The community occurs in glacial outwash (kettles) on Allentown Dolomite or Epler-Richenbach Dolomite bedrock. Soils are deep muck or silty clay over peat or silt, wet to very wet, and very poorly drained. This community is seasonally to semipermanently flooded and has a hydroperiod range of 12-16 weeks, averaging 14-16 weeks. Slope is flat. Aspect is flat. Elevation range is 594 to 600 feet above mean sea level. This community is most often found in a mosaic with Leersia oryzoides – Sparganium chlorocarpum –Polygonum amphibium, Phalaris arundinacea marsh and Cephalanthus occidentalis shrubland. Other associated species present but not in plot: Boltonia, Polygonum amphibium. Deer trail is present.
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 Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A.& D. Löve var. acutus Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A.& D. Löve var. acutus Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus hardstem bulrush Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A.& D. Löve var. acutus **   Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve Schoenoplectus acutus Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A.& D. Löve var. acutus **   SCAC3 Herbaceous
60 %
        -none-
2 Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperus strigosus strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus L. **   Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperus strigosus strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus L. **   Herbaceous
30 %
        -none-
3 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-
4 Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea L. **   Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea L. **   Herbaceous
4 %
        -none-
5 Xanthium strumarium L. Xanthium strumarium L. Xanthium strumarium rough cockleburr Xanthium strumarium L. **   Xanthium strumarium L. Xanthium strumarium rough cockleburr Xanthium strumarium L. **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
6 Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis wild mint Mentha arvensis L. **   Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis wild mint Mentha arvensis L. **   Herbaceous
0.2 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous     100 %
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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 ?
Schoenoplectus (tabernaemontani, acutus) Eastern Marsh       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 5.1 m                     silt and roots 10YR 3/2
E 5.1 m 15.2 m                     silt 10YR 4/1
B 15.2 m 25.4 m                     silty clay 10YR 4/1
B 25.4 m 111.8 m                     chalky silt 2.5Y 8/2 with faint 6/8 mottles; pH at 30.5 = 7.6


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