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N of Rt 72 - plot
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Author Plot Code  |
N of Rt 72 - plot
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| Author Observation Code |
N of Rt 72 - plot
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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
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| Longitude |
-74.2
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| Author Location |
North of Route 72 in Stafford Township
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| Location Narrative |
Rt. 72 E to jughandle for Marsha Drive. Make U-turn and go W on Rt. 72 for ~0.5 mile. Walk N through woods ~100' to the fen.
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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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| Slope Aspect |
(n/a, flat)
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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
Von Post scale of peat decomposition: H3
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 |
submesic
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| Soil Drainage |
somewhat poorly drained
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| Percent Litter |
15
%
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| Observation Start Date |
02-Sep-2005
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| Observation End Date |
02-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 |
Dwarf-shrub
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| Growthform3 Type |
Shrubs
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| Observation Narrative |
Community Type: sea level fen
Community Description: Circular depression located within a mesic/hydric Acer rubrum-Liquidambar styraciflua-Nyssa sylvatica forest. Central area of the depression is saturated. Spartina patens is the dominant species, with small amounts of Scirpus pungens and Hibiscus moscheutos. On the higher ground, around the edges, grows a mixture of graminoids (Cladium mariscoides, Calamagrostis cinnoides, Panicum virgatum), forbs (Thelypteris palustris, Euthamia graminifolia, Eupatorium pilosum, Aster novi belgii), and low, shrubby Toxicodendron radicans. A narrow ditch bisects the community and runs approximately N through the woods to a Phragmites-dominated marsh. Forest lies between two major roads leading to Long Beach Island and probably grows on fill, but there doesn't appear to be any recent disturbance. Soil has a thick layer of peat, which gradually becomes more decomposed with depth, over mucky sand, which becomes saturated at a depth of ~18 cm.
Note: This is plot data taken from the fen visited in "N of Rt 72 - obs pt" (an observation point visited in May 2004).
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