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B5-S - Muckshaw
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? B5-S - Muckshaw
Author Observation Code ? B5-S - 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 #3
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) 41.02754, -74.78009; 2-SW) 41.02758, -74.78020; 3-NW) 41.02766, -74.78014
Shape ? Square
Area ? 100
Permanence ? permanent plot
Layout Narrative ? Plot is 10 x 10 m, located at 27-37 m, along the south side of the transect.
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 181.3 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient ? 0 º
Topographic Position ? Basin floor
Landscape Narrative ? Von Post scale of peat decomposition: H3 - H4. Soil Texture: Organic - peat Environmental Comments: Patchy Cephalanthus and Phalaris but overall, fairly homogeneous; hummocky - Osmunda. Plot Representativeness: Some areas have more Phalaris. This plot represents the areas with more Dulichium and Scirpus.
Homogeneity ? irregular or pattern mosaic
Representativeness ? Some areas have more Phalaris. This plot represents areas with more Dulichium and Schoenoplectus.
Soil Moisture Regime ? hydric
Percent Litter ? 1 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 4 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 14-Oct-1997
Observation End Date ? 14-Oct-1997
Project ? NJ Mark Wong
Cover Method ? Percentage (%)
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area ? 100
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 ? Shrub
Growthform1 Type ? Herbs
Growthform2 Type ? Shrubs
Growthform1 Cover ? 80 %
Growthform2 Cover ? 35 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Community Type: calcareous sinkhole pond General Description: The majority of buttonbush swamps occur in semipermanently flooded conditions, not in seasonally flooded ephemeral ponds. In the Valley and Ridge Physiographic Province of northwestern New Jersey this shrubland occurs on the flat bottom of calcareous sinkhole ponds that have deep organic deposits. The community occurs in both solution sinkholes and glacial kettles that developed Allentown Dolomite and Epler-Rickenbach Dolomite (Lower Beekmantown) bedrock with glacial till/bedrock complex or glacial outwash surficial deposits. Soils are deep deposits of muck over marly peat, are wet to very wet and very poorly drained. The soil pH ranges from 6.0-7.6. The organic soils are saturated, with passive seasonal flooding occurring during the late winter and early spring as ground-water fills the ponds through springs and seepage fissures in the bedrock. Ground water levels drop in the summer and often remain at or near the surface of the swamp. The hydroperiod ranges from 10 to 30 weeks with an average of 12-14 weeks. This shrubland community is often found in the center or around the periphery of sinkhole ponds in a mosaic with Acer x freemanii - Fraxinus (pennsylvanica, nigra) / Ilex verticillata / Osmunda regalis Woodland and Phalaris arundinacea Herbaceous Vegetation, with Ranunculus flabellaris – Pilea pumila – Polygonum amphibium Herbaceous Vegetation in the moat. Note: Deer trail running corner throughout plot, N to S.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. Dulichium arundinaceum threeway sedge Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. **   Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. Dulichium arundinaceum threeway sedge Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. **   Herbaceous
36 %
        -none-
2 Osmunda regalis L. Osmunda regalis L. Osmunda regalis royal fern Osmunda regalis L. **   Osmunda regalis L. Osmunda regalis royal fern Osmunda regalis L. **   Herbaceous
12 %
        -none-
3 Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis wild mint Mentha arvensis L. **   Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis wild mint Mentha arvensis L. **   Herbaceous
8 %
        -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
7 %
        -none-
5 Thelypteris palustris Schott Thelypteris palustris Schott Thelypteris palustris eastern marsh fern Thelypteris palustris Schott **   Thelypteris palustris Schott Thelypteris palustris eastern marsh fern Thelypteris palustris Schott **   Herbaceous
6 %
        -none-
6 Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed Polygonum amphibium L. **   Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed Polygonum amphibium L. **   Herbaceous
5 %
        -none-
7 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
5 %
        -none-
8 Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe Juncus canadensis Canadian rush Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe **   Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe Juncus canadensis Canadian rush Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
9 Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth Scirpus cyperinus woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth **   Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth Scirpus cyperinus woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
10 Glyceria septentrionalis A.S. Hitchc. Glyceria septentrionalis A.S. Hitchc. Glyceria septentrionalis floating mannagrass Glyceria septentrionalis A.S. Hitchc. **   Glyceria septentrionalis A.S. Hitchc. Glyceria septentrionalis floating mannagrass Glyceria septentrionalis A.S. Hitchc. **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
11 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
0.5 %
        -none-
12 Sium suave Walt. Sium suave Walt. Sium suave hemlock waterparsnip Sium suave Walt. **   Sium suave Walt. Sium suave hemlock waterparsnip Sium suave Walt. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
13 Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B.S.P. Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B.S.P. Lysimachia terrestris earth loosestrife Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B.S.P. **   Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B.S.P. Lysimachia terrestris earth loosestrife Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B.S.P. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
14 Carex comosa Boott Carex comosa Boott Carex comosa longhair sedge Carex comosa Boott **   Carex comosa Boott Carex comosa longhair sedge Carex comosa Boott **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
15 Lycopus amplectens Raf. Lycopus amplectens Raf. Lycopus amplectens clasping water horehound Lycopus amplectens Raf. **   Lycopus amplectens Raf. Lycopus amplectens clasping water horehound Lycopus amplectens Raf. **   Herbaceous
0.05 %
        -none-
16 Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis L. **   Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis L. **   Short Shrub
35 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous     80 %
Short Shrub     35 %
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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 ?
Cephalanthus occidentalis - Decodon verticillatus Shrub Swamp       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 50.8 m                     peat 10YR 2/2, H4, water table at 40.6 cm, pH at 25.4 = 6.4 (blue and c-red)
O 50.8 m 121.9 m                     redder peat H3, less decomposed, pH at 101.6 = 6.4 (blue and c-red)


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