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B - North of Jesse's Creek Fen
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Author Plot Code  |
B - North of Jesse's Creek Fen
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| Author Observation Code |
B - North of Jesse's Creek Fen
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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
º
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| Longitude |
-74.4
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| Author Location |
North of Jesse's Creek Fen
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| 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.
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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 NE 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 |
Local Topography: Hummocky
Soil Texture: Organic - muck, peat; Mineral - sand
Von Post scale of peat decomposition: H6 upper; H3 lower
Soil Horizon Type: Mor
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 Litter |
3
%
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| Percent Bare Soil |
2
%
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| Observation Start Date |
04-Sep-2005
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| Observation End Date |
04-Sep-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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| Growthform2 Type |
Shrubs
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| Growthform3 Type |
Dwarf-shrub
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| Observation Narrative |
Community Type: sea level fen
Community Description: Very wet sea level fen community located on the N side of Jesse's Creek. To the north, lie hydric woods dominated by Chamaecyparis thyoides and Pinus rigida. A few shrubs are found at the upper margin. This section of fen is quite diverse. Drier areas of dominated by Cladium and Agrostis sp.; wetter sections by Typha angustifolia with Proserpinaca palustris and Bidens, Asclepias, and Scirpus pungens. The site is not disturbed. Small channels meander throughout the site and join Jesse's Creek. Soil is peat over muck to a depth of about 64 cm, then light gray sand. The water table is about 12 cm below the surface.
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