A - Seameadow Dr
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	A - Seameadow Dr
Author Observation Code	A - Seameadow Dr
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	39.7 º
Longitude	-74.4 º
Author Location	North of Jesse's Creek, south of Seameadow Drive
Location Narrative	Take Rt. 9 to Sea Meadow Drive (Parkertown). Stop by first Forsythe Gate, enter woods on trail, go ~ 0.5 miles then bushwack S to the edge of marsh. Follow marsh S along tree line.
State or Province	New Jersey
Country	United States
Named Places	continent: North America area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: New Jersey county: Ocean quadrangle: Tuckerton
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	25 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Layout Narrative	Latitude/longitude coordinates taken from NE corner of plot.
Environment Fields:
Elevation	0 m
Elevation Range	3 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landscape Narrative	Soil Texture: Organic - muck, peat; Mineral - sand, loamy sand Von Post scale of peat decomposition: H8 Soil Horizon Type: Mor Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain Watershed: Barnegat Bay
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Percent Litter	7 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	06-Sep-2005
Observation End Date	06-Sep-2005
Project	NJ Mark Wong
Cover Method	Domin Cover Scale
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	25 m²
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	Dwarf-shrub
Growthform3 Type	Shrubs
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Community Type: sea level fen Community Description: Fen located between a mixed hardwood/cedar forest to the NW and a brackish/salt marsh to the E. Topography is slightly hummocky near the tree line. Some small shrubs (Toxicodendron, Myrica) and small trees (Juniperus) are growing on them. Area is densely vegetated, mostly by graminoids and mixed forbs. Diversity is low. Land rises almost imperceptibly going toward Barnegat Bay (east) and as the elevation increases, so does the moisture content of the soil. Fen is dry at the surface and some of the vegetation is stunted and wilted. Going east, vegetation changes from mixed forbs/graminoids to a band of Panicum virgatum. P. virgatum becomes mixed with Phragmites, which grades into a swath of pure Phragmites. This ends at the edge of the Distichlis-dominated salt marsh. Soil is well-decomposed peat over sandy loam. Oxidized roots are found at 18 cm; from there, soil becomes yellow loamy sand with black inclusions, red mottles and veins and layers of organic matter, all with a pH of 5.0. Phragmites is encroaching on 3 sides of the plot. Fen is partially protected from salt water overwash by a built-up roadway to the north.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. **   Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. **   Tall Shrub 3 % 4       -none- 2 Morella pensylvanica (Mirbel) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined. Morella pensylvanica (Mirbel) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined. Morella pensylvanica northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica (Mirbel) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined. **   Morella pensylvanica (Mirbel) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined. Morella pensylvanica northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica (Mirbel) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined. **   Short Shrub 3 % 4       -none- 3 Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. **   Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. **   Short Shrub 3 % 4       -none- 4 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   Short Shrub 3 % 4       -none- 5 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   Dwarf Shrub 5 % 4       -none- 6 Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. Cladium mariscoides smooth sawgrass Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. **   Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. Cladium mariscoides smooth sawgrass Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. **   Herbaceous 7 % 5       -none- 7 Helenium autumnale L. Helenium autumnale L. Helenium autumnale common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale L. **   Helenium autumnale L. Helenium autumnale common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale L. **   Herbaceous 5 % 4       -none- 8 Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. Euthamia graminifolia flat-top goldentop Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. **   Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. Euthamia graminifolia flat-top goldentop Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 5 % 4       -none- 9 Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pumila Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes ssp. pumila Setaria pumila ssp. pumila Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes ssp. pumila Setaria pumila ssp. pumila Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pumila **   Herbaceous 4 % 4       -none- 10 Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Herbaceous 4 % 4       -none- 11 Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. Vaccinium macrocarpon cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. **   Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. Vaccinium macrocarpon cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. **   Herbaceous 3 % 4       -none- 12 Sabatia stellaris Pursh Sabatia stellaris Pursh Sabatia stellaris rose of Plymouth Sabatia stellaris Pursh **   Sabatia stellaris Pursh Sabatia stellaris rose of Plymouth Sabatia stellaris Pursh **   Herbaceous 2 % 3       -none- 13 Aster novi-belgii L. Aster novi-belgii L. Aster novi-belgii Aster novi-belgii L. **   Aster novi-belgii L. **   Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G.L. Nesom Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Aster novi-belgii L. **   SYNO3 Herbaceous 1 % +       -none- 14 Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. Hierochloe odorata vanilla grass Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. **   Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. Hierochloe odorata vanilla grass Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. **   Herbaceous 1 % +       -none- 15 Solidago sempervirens L. Solidago sempervirens L. Solidago sempervirens seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens L. **   Solidago sempervirens L. Solidago sempervirens seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens L. **   Herbaceous 1 % +       -none- 16 Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. Calystegia sepium hedge false bindweed Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. **   Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. Calystegia sepium hedge false bindweed Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. **   Vine/Liana 1 % +       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall Shrub       Short Shrub       Dwarf Shrub       Herbaceous       Vine/Liana
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