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C - West Creek Fen (north)
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Author Plot Code  |
C - West Creek Fen (north)
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| Author Observation Code |
C - West Creek Fen (north)
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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 |
39.6
º
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| Longitude |
-74.2
º
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| Author Location |
West Creek Fen
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| Location Narrative |
From the parking lot behind #315 Rt. 9, follow trails east and south through woods. Site is 0.55 km SE at 162 degrees. Obtain permission from property owner to cross the property to the site.
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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 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
Soil Horizon Type: Mor
Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
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| Hydrologic Regime |
Saturated
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| Soil Moisture Regime |
submesic
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| Soil Drainage |
somewhat poorly drained
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| Percent Litter |
3
%
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| Percent Bare Soil |
2
%
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| Observation Start Date |
06-Oct-2005
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| Observation End Date |
06-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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| Growthform2 Type |
Dwarf-shrub
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| Observation Narrative |
Community Type: sea level fen
Community Description: Sea level fen community located on the N side of the elongate finger of Chamaecyparis-Pinus-Nyssa-Acer maritime forest that forms the upper edge of the fen. Area closest to the wood edge is dominated by Panicum virgatum with mixed forbs and occasional shrubby copses or single shrubs. More diversity is found beyond, N and NE of the area that is shaded from full sun. There, the P. virgatum grades into a band of Cladium mariscoides and Eleocharis rostellata, then into a stand of Scirpus pungens. Soil becomes gradually wetter with distance from the tree line. Beyond the Scirpus pungens is Spartina/Distichlis salt marsh. There is no evidence of disturbance. ATV tire tracks seen last year are grown over. Soil has a 12 cm layer of black 10YR 2/1 peat and roots over a mixture of muck and sand, then grades onto sandy clay with a few pebbles. The water table is at 35 cm below the surface.
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