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A1 - Metedeconk (S bank)
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Author Plot Code  |
A1 - Metedeconk (S bank)
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| Author Observation Code |
A1 - Metedeconk (S bank)
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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 |
exact location
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| Latitude |
40.180917
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| Longitude |
-74.297528
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| Author Location |
Metedeconk River at Pittinger Pond Road (South bank)
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| Location Narrative |
From the bridge crossing the Metedeconk River, or Pittinger Pond Road., Freehold Township, enter woods on SE corner of bridge and follow stream for about 1800'.
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| State or Province |
New Jersey
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| Country |
United States
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| Shape |
Square
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| Area |
400
m²
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| Permanence |
permanent plot
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| Layout Narrative |
Lat/long coordinates are taken from plot center.
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| Landscape Narrative |
General Landscape Description: Red maple dominated floodplain forest bordered by the Metedeconk River to the N and a transitional slope (mesic) to the S. At the top of the slope is a Quercus prinus/Pinus rigida upland forest.
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| Stand Maturity |
Even-age, aggrading
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| Observation Start Date |
21-Oct-2004
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| Observation End Date |
21-Oct-2004
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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 |
400
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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| Observation Narrative |
Community Type: non-tidal floodplain forest
General Comments: Floodplain forest on a relatively flat terrace about 1.5 meters above surface of Metedeconk Creek (at time of visit). Stream is about 2 meters wide. Dominant trees are Acer rubrum and Liquidambar Styraciflua, with some Nyssa sylvatica and a few scattered Pinus rigida, Fagus grandifolia, Quercus spp. Understory shrubs are mostly Lindera benzoin; Vaccinium corymbosum is locally common; there is also some Clethra alnifolia and Ilex verticillata. Smilax rotundifolia is locally abundant. Large areas of the forest floor are dominated by Microstegium vimineum; there are few other invasive species. There is little sign of recent flooding, and no obvious signs of human disturbance. Floodplain slopes up from stream at an angle of 1-2 degrees. There is considerable sign of deer browsing. Mineral soils are 7.5YR/3/2 sandy loam to 30 cm, 2.5Y/5/4 sandy clay to ~70cm, and gley1/4/1 wet sand below that; standing water at ~70 cm.
Note: Soils and vegetation are very different from those in plot surveryed almost directly across river.
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