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B6 - Muckshaw
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegbank.org/vegbranch:observation:96-{F71F7D59-79B9-466E-B4ED-BC02776377E0}
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Author Plot Code  |
B6 - Muckshaw
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| Author Observation Code |
B6 - 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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| Confidentiality Status |
10 km radius (nearest 0.1 degree)
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| Latitude |
41
º
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| Longitude |
-74.7
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) 41.02786, -74.78046; 2-SW) 41.02782, -74.78049; 3-NW) 41.02783, -74.78051
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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 72-74 m, along the north side of the transect.
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| Elevation |
181.3
m
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| Slope Aspect |
135
º
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| Slope Gradient |
2
º
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| Topographic Position |
Basin floor
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| Landscape Narrative |
Soil Texture: Organic - muck; Mineral - silty clay
Environmental Comments: Ranunculus is patchy with water marks on adjacent trees at 6'.
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| Homogeneity |
irregular or pattern mosaic
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| Representativeness |
good
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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 |
2
%
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| Percent Litter |
2
%
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| Percent Bare Soil |
6
%
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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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| Dominant Stratum |
Herb
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| Growthform1 Type |
Herbs
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| Growthform1 Cover |
91
%
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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.
Other associated species present but not in plot: Carex lupiliformis.
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