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A1 - Turtle Creek
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegbank.org/vegbranch:observation:269-{8928161E-89E1-44F6-B543-5E7BD1D60E26}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? A1 - Turtle Creek
Author Observation Code ? A1 - Turtle Creek
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
Latitude ? 39.58447 º
Longitude ? -74.51214 º
Author Location ? Turtle Creek (off the Wading River) at Swan Bay WMA
Location Narrative ? From New Gretna, take Rt. 542 west to Turtle Creek Road (first left after crossing the Wading River). Take the road almost to the end. Marsh surveyed is west of the road.
State or Province ? New Jersey
Country ? United States
Named Places
continent: North America
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: New Jersey
county: Burlington
quadrangle: Green Bank
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Square
Area ? 4
Permanence ? not permanent
Layout Narrative ? Latitude and Longitude coordinates are taken from the SE plot corner.
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 0 m
Elevation Range ? 3 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient ? 0 º
Topographic Position ? Low level
Landscape Narrative ? Environmental Comments: Water marks on stems of plants. Average Soil Texture: Organic - peat Soil Profile Description: No soil profile was collected but surface soil appears to be very muddy peat. Ground is saturated but firm underfoot. Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
Hydrologic Regime ? Tidally flooded
Soil Moisture Regime ? Hydric
Soil Drainage ? poorly drained
Percent Litter ? 20 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 27-Nov-2005
Observation End Date ? 27-Nov-2005
Project ? NJ Mark Wong
Cover Method ? Percentage (%)
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area ? 4
Cover Dispersion ? entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? ? no
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Dominant Stratum ? Herb
Growthform1 Type ? Herbs
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Community Type: tidal brackish marsh Community Description: Upper reaches of a brackish tidal marsh along Turtle Creek, a small tributary of the Wading River. Adjacent to the marsh, to the east is a dirt road, slightly raised, and beyond that, a hydric forest (Acer, Nyssa, Pinus, Juniperus) that grades into an Atlantic white cedar swamp to the north. Good zonation is exhibited along a transect from the road going west into the marsh, where it becomes Phragmites-dominated in the vicinity of a small tidal ditch. The upper edge, closest to the road is Panicum virgatum-dominated with a few shrubs. Going west, the next zone is mostly Distichlis spicata with frequent Typha angustifolia present. This zone grades thin, through dense Scirpus americanus. The Scirpus americanus zone ends abruptly at a wall of Phragmites that borders the tidal ditch. This site was evaluated as a possible sea level fen, possibly in 2004.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name ?Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name ?Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors ?Original Interpretation, Common Name ?Original Interpretation, USDA Code ?Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name ?Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors ?Current Interpretation, Common Name ?Current Interpretation, USDA Code ? Stratum ?Cover ?Original Cover Code ?Basal Area ?Biomass ?Inference Area ? Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically):
1 Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Herbaceous
65 %
        -none-
2 Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata inland saltgrass Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene **   Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata inland saltgrass Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene **   Herbaceous
10 %
        -none-
3 Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Phragmites australis common reed Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. **   Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Phragmites australis common reed Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. **   Herbaceous
5 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous      
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
LK Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Panicum virgatum - Spartina patens - Carex silicea Salt Marsh       no
No Class Contributors.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Other disturbances   Invasive species: Phragmites australis


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