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A - East of Job's Creek
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Author Plot Code  |
A - East of Job's Creek
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| Author Observation Code |
A - East of Job's Creek
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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 |
39.5
º
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| Longitude |
-74.4
º
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| Author Location |
East of Job's Creek - N of Rt. 9 - N plot
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| Location Narrative |
Walk N from Rt. 9 for approximately 0.5 km along the E edge of the marshes along Job's Creek.
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| State or Province |
New Jersey
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| Country |
United States
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| Layout Fields: | |
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| Shape |
Square
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| Area |
25
m²
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| Permanence |
permanent plot
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| Layout Narrative |
Latitude/longitude coordinates taken from SE corner of plot.
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| Environment Fields: | |
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| Elevation |
0
m
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| Elevation Range |
1.5
m
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| Slope Aspect |
(n/a, flat)
º
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| Slope Gradient |
0
º
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| Topographic Position |
Low level
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| Landform |
tidal flat
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| Landscape Narrative |
Soil Texture: Organic - muck, peat; Mineral - sandy clay
Von Post scale of peat decomposition: H7
Soil Horizon Type: Mor
Surficial Deposits: peat
Local Topography: hummocks
Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
Watershed: Barnegat Bay
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| Hydrologic Regime |
Saturated
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| Soil Moisture Regime |
hydric
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| Soil Drainage |
very poorly drained
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| Percent Wood |
0.5
%
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| Percent Bare Soil |
5
%
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| Percent Water |
5
%
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| Methods Fields: | |
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| Observation Start Date |
18-Oct-2005
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| Observation End Date |
18-Oct-2005
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| Project |
NJ Mark Wong
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| Cover Method |
Domin Cover Scale
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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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| Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
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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
General Description: Discontinuous sea level fen extending for about 300 m along the upland edge of marshes on the E side of Job's Creek. A few small areas dominated by Cladium are embedded in Typha angustifolia and Scirpus pungens-dominated areas with only small amounts of Cladium. Phragmites australis is scattered within much of the fen, and forms a dense stand between the fen and the creek. Species diversity in the fen is high and includes Eryngium aquaticum and Sabatia dodecandra. Fen appears to be regularly inundated, with tidal freshwater at its N end, and perhaps brackish at the S (downstream) end. Dead trees of pine, juniper, and Chamaecyparis are scattered throughout the fen (cause of death is unknown although many dead cedars appear to have been burned). Soils are peat over sandy clays, saturated to the surface. There is no sign of recent human disturbance but spread of Phragmites is a major threat.
Fauna: Chelydra serpentina
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| Observation Contributors: |
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KA
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Plot author
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LK
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Plot author
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| Soil Observations: |
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| 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 |
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O
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0
m
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4
m
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10YR /2/1 peat, saturated; pH at 2 cm = 5.1
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A
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4
m
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25
m
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soil saturated to 8 cm, 10YR /2/1 muck and sand
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E
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25
m
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45
m
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black sand 10YR /3/2, pH at 30 cm = 5.2
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B
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45
m
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63
m
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sandy clay 5YR /2.5/1
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B
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63
m
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70
m
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brown sand and clay 10YR /3/3, pH at 65 cm = 4.8
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| Disturbance Data: |
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| Disturbance Type | Disturbance Intensity |
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Other disturbances
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| User Defined Values |
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| No User Defined Data for this plot |
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