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A2 - Alloway @ Hancocks Br
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Author Plot Code  |
A2 - Alloway @ Hancocks Br
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| Author Observation Code |
A2 - Alloway @ Hancocks Br
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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 |
39.51205
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| Longitude |
-75.4635
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| Author Location |
Alloway Creek at Hancocks Bridge
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| Location Narrative |
From Salem, take CR 658 (Yorke St.) south (it will become Hawks Bridge Rd.) to Hancocks Bridge. Plots are north of the bridge and west 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 |
16
m²
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| Permanence |
permanent plot
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| Layout Narrative |
Latitude and longitude coordinates are taken from the NW 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 |
Average Soil Texture: Organic - muck, peat
Soil Profile Description: No soil profile was collected but soil appears to be a thin layer of muck over fairly thick, poorly decomposed peat.
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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| Soil Drainage |
very poorly drained
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| Water Depth |
0
m
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| Percent Litter |
3
%
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| Percent Bare Soil |
2
%
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| Methods Fields: | |
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| Observation Start Date |
10-Nov-2005
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| Observation End Date |
10-Nov-2005
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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 |
16
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 brackish marsh
Community Description: Brackish marsh bordered by copses of shrubs and trees to the north, a road (and Phragmites marsh beyond) to the east, and Alloway Creek to the south. The lower part of the marsh, closest to Alloway Creek is dominated by tall Spartina alterniflora. The upper marsh, nearest to the tree/shrub line has a mixture of co-dominant graminoids (Spartina alterniflora, S. cynosuroides, Scirpus pungens, S. robustus, S. validus) and forbs (Typha spp., Amaranthus cannabinus, Polygonum composites). Soil appears to be thin muck over a fibric peat layer (poorly decomposed litter/duff from previous seasons) and is firm except for very muddy small channels and potholes. Vegetation is dense and multi-layered. There is no evidence of recent disturbance.
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