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A1 - Ives Branch of Wading Riv
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Author Plot Code  |
A1 - Ives Branch of Wading Riv
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| Author Observation Code |
A1 - Ives Branch of Wading Riv
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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 |
39.61446
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| Longitude |
-74.489
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| Author Location |
Ives Branch of Wading River
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| Location Narrative |
From the Wading River, take Rt. 542 SE for ~ 0.5 miles to stream crossing. Marsh is on the E 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 |
9
m²
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| Permanence |
permanent plot
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| Layout Narrative |
Latitude and Longitude coordinates are taken from the SW plot corner.
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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 |
Average Soil Texture: Organic - muck; Mineral - sand
Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
Watershed: Mullica River
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| Hydrologic Regime |
Tidally flooded
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| Soil Moisture Regime |
Hydric
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| Soil Drainage |
very poorly drained
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| Water Depth |
2.54
m
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| Percent Bare Soil |
2
%
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| Percent Water |
7
%
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| Methods Fields: | |
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| Observation Start Date |
01-Nov-2006
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| Observation End Date |
01-Nov-2006
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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 |
9
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 |
Aquatic herb
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| Observation Narrative |
Community Type: tidal freshwater marsh
General Vegetation/Habitat Description: Well delineated zonation is evident in this (probably) infrequently flooded tidal marsh. Freshwater discharge from adjacent cedar forest and the narrow bridge opening may prevent a lot of water from flooding it except in very high tides or stream events. Upper edges are graminoid-dominated. Dominant species are Juncus canadensis, Zizania aquatica, and Scirpus spp. Lower, wetter spots are dominated by emergents Peltandra virginica, Pontederia cordata, and Nymphea odorata. Two main channels are evident. They merge with a pool near the bridge. In that deeper water Scirpus subterminalis is abundant. A higher "plateau" in the center of the marsh supports a few shrubs and less flood-tolerant species - graminoids and forbs. This appears to have once been a cedar swamp. Flattened and mud-stained vegetation indicates some flooding, as do high and low water marks on the bridge. No disturbance except for presence of road and bridges.
General Community Description: Fresh marsh found on both sides of a stream flooding out of a Chamaecyparis thyoides swamp. Marsh becomes brackish on the other side of the small bridge that spans the stream. Small pools of water support Nympaea odorata. Lower, deep mud is populated by Peltandra and Pontederia. Hummocks, where present, appear to be tree stump remnants. Small shrubs and a variety of forbs grow on them as well as Sphagnum. Graminoides dominate the upper zones near the wood edges. Mud-stained leaves indicate some flooding as do water marks on the bases of grasses. This marsh is probably only tidally flooded during extremely high tides. A large, slightly elevated "island" in the center of the marsh has standing dead cedars, hummocks with shrubs and Carex stricta hummocks and is the most diverse area - probably rarely floods.
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