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A5 - BM
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegbank.org/vegbranch:observation:100-{6EE36550-273E-413F-BE5F-E48E74AAEC05}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? A5 - BM
Author Observation Code ? A5 - BM
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 ? -74.8 º
Author Location ? Big Muckshaw Pond
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) 41.02823, -74.77706; 2-SW) 41.02826, -74.77711; 3-NW) 41.02827, -74.77709
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 10
Permanence ? permanent plot
Layout Narrative ? Plot is 2 m x 5 m, located at 98-100 m straddling the transect.
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 181.3 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient ? 0 º
Landscape Narrative ? Soil Texture: Organic - muck; Mineral - marl Environmental Comments: Fairly homogeneous open areas of subsidence. Grades into Nuphar with scattered Scirpus (Schoenoplectus).
Homogeneity ? irregular or pattern mosaic
Representativeness ? good
Soil Moisture Regime ? hydric
Percent Litter ? 5 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 30 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 09-Oct-1997
Observation End Date ? 09-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
Growthform2 Type ? Shrubs
Growthform3 Type ? Other/unknown
Growthform1 Cover ? 63 %
Growthform2 Cover ? 7 %
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: Sparganium emersum (S. chlorocarpum), Nuphar, Dulichium, Carex lasiocarpa.
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 Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis L. **   Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis L. **   Tall Shrub
7 %
        -none-
2 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
20 %
        -none-
3 Proserpinaca palustris L. Proserpinaca palustris L. Proserpinaca palustris marsh mermaidweed Proserpinaca palustris L. **   Proserpinaca palustris L. Proserpinaca palustris marsh mermaidweed Proserpinaca palustris L. **   Herbaceous
15 %
        -none-
4 Schoenoplectus torreyi (Olney) Palla Schoenoplectus torreyi (Olney) Palla Schoenoplectus torreyi Torrey's bulrush Schoenoplectus torreyi (Olney) Palla **   Schoenoplectus torreyi (Olney) Palla Schoenoplectus torreyi Torrey's bulrush Schoenoplectus torreyi (Olney) Palla **   Herbaceous
10 %
        -none-
5 Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed Polygonum amphibium L. **   Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed Polygonum amphibium L. **   Herbaceous
8 %
        -none-
6 Carex comosa Boott Carex comosa Boott Carex comosa longhair sedge Carex comosa Boott **   Carex comosa Boott Carex comosa longhair sedge Carex comosa Boott **   Herbaceous
4 %
        -none-
7 Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea L. **   Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea L. **   Herbaceous
3 %
        -none-
8 Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott Peltandra virginica green arrow arum Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott **   Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott Peltandra virginica green arrow arum Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
9 Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buch. Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buch. Juncus brachycephalus smallhead rush Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buch. **   Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buch. Juncus brachycephalus smallhead rush Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buch. **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
10 Chara Chara **   Chara **   Chara **   Chara **   Chara **   Chara **   Chara **   Chara **   Nonvascular
1.5 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Tall Shrub     7 %
Herbaceous     63 %
Nonvascular     1 %
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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 101.6 m                     muck - somewhat peaty 10YR 2/2, pH (muck) = 6.6 (blue and c-red)
L 101.6 m 121.9 m                     shell marl 2.5Y 5/1, wet, pH at 121.9 = 7.6 (blue and p-red)


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