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A1 - Westville Grove
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Author Plot Code  |
A1 - Westville Grove
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| Author Observation Code |
A1 - Westville Grove
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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 |
exact location
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| Latitude |
39.85392
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| Longitude |
-75.11355
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| Author Location |
Tributary of Big Timber Creek at Westville Grove
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| Location Narrative |
Take Almonesson Rd. in Deptford (Rt. 621). Marsh is located about halfway between the NJ Turnpike and Rt. 295. Plot is on S side of the road.
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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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| Elevation |
0
m
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| Elevation Range |
3
m
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| Topographic Position |
Low level
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| Landscape Narrative |
Average Soil Texture: Organic - muck, peat (soils are saturated, dark brown muck, with a surface layer of partly decomposed organic material)
Watershed: Big Timber Creek
Physiographic Province: Inner Coastal Plain
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| Hydrologic Regime |
Tidally flooded
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| Soil Moisture Regime |
Hydric
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| Percent Litter |
1
%
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| Percent Bare Soil |
1
%
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| Observation Start Date |
14-Jun-2006
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| Observation End Date |
14-Jun-2006
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| Project |
NJ Mark Wong
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| Cover Method |
Percentage (%)
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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: tidal freshwater marsh
General Vegetation/Habitat Description: Fresh water tidal marsh along an un-named tributary of Big Timber Creek. The stream runs close to the W edge of the marsh. Marsh is dissected by several smaller streams. The dominant plant is Nuphar advena, with scattered patches of Zizania aquatica. There is some Phragmites along the edges, particularly upstream of the plot. Soils are soft, brown, saturated muck with a layer of partly decomposed organic material on the surface. There is little evidence of human interference with the marsh - no ditches or dikes - and relatively little trash. Marsh is bordered by mesic woods on the E and home sites on the W. Marsh extends both N and S of Almonesson Rd.
Community Description: Freshwater tidal marsh along un-named N-S running tributary of Big Timber Creek. Marsh is also dissected by smaller streams. The dominant plant is Nuphar advena, with scattered patches of Zizania aquatica. There is also Peltandra virginica, Impatiens capensis, and Polygonum sp. Marsh is bordered by a fairly wide belt of mesic forest on the E, and by home sites on the W. There is some evidence of flooding, including a driftline of trash. There is no evidence of ditching, diking, or recent filling of the marsh.
Evidence of Community Processes: Driftline of debris indicates occasional flooding.
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