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B4-E - Muckshaw
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegbank.org/vegbranch:observation:92-{C0E90EF0-A482-4B6D-8890-A848624D0001}
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Author Plot Code  |
B4-E - Muckshaw
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| Author Observation Code |
B4-E - Muckshaw
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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
º
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| Longitude |
-74.8
º
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| Author Location |
Muckshaw Ponds #3
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| State or Province |
New Jersey
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| Country |
United States
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| DSG Polygon |
GPS readings for other 3 plot corners: 1-SE) 41.02761, -74.77991; 2-SW) 41.02757, -74.77994; 3-NW) 41.02758, -74.77996
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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 18-20 m, along the north side of the transect.
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| Environment Fields: | |
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| Elevation |
181.3
m
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| Slope Aspect |
300
º
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| Slope Gradient |
1
º
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| Topographic Position |
Basin floor
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| Landscape Narrative |
Soil Texture: Organic - muck; Mineral - silty clay loam
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| Homogeneity |
irregular or pattern mosaic
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| Representativeness |
very representative of NE end
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| Hydrologic Regime |
Intermittently flooded
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| Soil Moisture Regime |
hydric
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| Soil Drainage |
very poorly drained
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| Percent Wood |
10
%
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| Percent Litter |
3
%
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| Percent Bare Soil |
2
%
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| Methods Fields: | |
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| Observation Start Date |
14-Oct-1997
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| Observation End Date |
14-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 Validation Level |
(1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
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| Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
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| Dominant Stratum |
Herb
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| Growthform1 Type |
Herbs
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| Growthform1 Cover |
90
%
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| 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.
Vegetative Homogeneity: considered "fair - some areas have more Sparganium" but considered here as irregular mosaic or pattern.
Other associated species present but not in plot: Alisma subcordatum, Ranunculus flabellaris.
Note: Polygonum amphibium eaten by beetles.
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| Observation Contributors: |
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KSW
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Plot author
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| Soil Observations: |
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| 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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15.2
m
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muck - organic (greasy) roots and silt 10YR 3/1
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O
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15.2
m
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50.8
m
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silty clay loam - muck 10YR 2/2, pH at 20.3 cm = 6.4 (blue) and 6.0 (c-red)
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O
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50.8
m
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71.1
m
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gravelly peaty muck with small pieces of shale 10YR 3/2
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O
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71.1
m
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121.9
m
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gley2 4/5 BG shale pieces, silty clay with gravel, water table at 111.8
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| User Defined Values |
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| No User Defined Data for this plot |
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