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B1 - Parkertown
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Author Plot Code  |
B1 - Parkertown
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| Author Observation Code |
B1 - Parkertown
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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 |
39.7
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| Longitude |
-74.4
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| Author Location |
Parkertown Fen (Jesse's Creek Fen)
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| Location Narrative |
Take Rt. 9 to Sea Meadow Drive in Parkertown. Park by Forsythe Refuge Boundary signs and enter woods on trail. Go ~0.5 miles, turn left into marsh and follow edge of marsh south.
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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 |
25
m²
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| Permanence |
permanent plot
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| Landscape Narrative |
Soil Profile: 18" muck over gravely sand.
Soil Texture: Organic - muck
Depth to Water Table: 4"
Depth of Standing Water: saturated to the surface.
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| Soil Moisture Regime |
hydric
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| Observation Start Date |
22-Dec-2003
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| Observation End Date |
22-Dec-2003
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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 |
25
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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| Growthform2 Type |
Shrubs
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| Observation Narrative |
Community Type: sea level fen
Community Description: Sea level fen located in upper tidal reach of Jesse's Creek between creek and cedar swamp. Vegetation appears to be recently inundated. Fen appears to span across creek lobe of herbaceous wetland surrounded by cedar swamp, grading oceanward into Phragmites and Scirpus marsh. Some standing dead cedars are present.
Fauna: robins and praying mantis are present.
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