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B2 - East of Job's Creek (S)
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Author Plot Code  |
B2 - East of Job's Creek (S)
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| Author Observation Code |
B2 - East of Job's Creek (S)
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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
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| Author Location |
East of Job's Creek (S)
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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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| Shape |
Square
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| Area |
25
m²
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| Permanence |
permanent plot
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| Layout Narrative |
Latitude and Longitude coordinates are taken from the SE plot corner.
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| Elevation |
0
m
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| Elevation Range |
3
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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| Landscape Narrative |
Soil Texture: Organic - muck, peat; Mineral - sand, sandy clay, clay
Von Post scale of peat decomposition: H4
Soil Horizon Type: Mor
Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
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| Hydrologic Regime |
Saturated
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| Soil Moisture Regime |
hydric
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| Soil Drainage |
poorly drained
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| Percent Wood |
2
%
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| Percent Water |
2
%
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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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| Dominant Stratum |
Herb
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| Growthform1 Type |
Herbs
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| Observation Narrative |
Community Type: sea level fen
Community Description: Southern (brackish) end of N-S linear sea level fen community located between a broad swath of Phragmites-dominated marsh to the N, and Juniperus virginiana-dominated woods to the S. Fen is located at the tip of a wedge-shaped peninsula that extends into the marsh bordering the creek. Small tidal channels are found throughout the marsh. Tidal flooding was seen here recently during an extended period (8 days) of rain. Soil is peat over sandy muck and sand with a considerable amount of clay in it. Dead trees are found throughout the fen, probably killed by salt water flooding. The site is undisturbed. Fen itself has low diversity and is dominated by graminoids Cladium mariscoides, Scirpus pungens, and Eleocharis rostellata. Phragmites is taking over this community. Soil has a layer of poorly decomposed peat over mucky sand. Lower layers are a mixture of clay and sand.
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