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A1 - DE R @ Ft Mott
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Author Plot Code  |
A1 - DE R @ Ft Mott
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| Author Observation Code |
A1 - DE R @ Ft Mott
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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 |
39.60578
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| Longitude |
-75.55593
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| Author Location |
Delaware River at Fort Mott
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| Location Narrative |
From Pennsville, take Rt. 49 to Fort Mott Rd. Follow to Fort Mott Park. Walk to river. Survey site is where the N-S bulkhead at Fort Mott intersects the E-N bulkhead at Finns Point.
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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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| 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; Mineral - sand
Soil Profile Description: No soil profile was collected but in the vicinity of the plot, soil had a thin layer of muck over a peat bed, which was about 8-12" thick. The bed became thinner and the muck deeper going toward the river. The river bed was mostly sand.
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 |
moderately well drained
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| Water Depth |
0
m
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| Percent Bare Soil |
2
%
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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 |
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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| Observation Narrative |
Community Type: tidal brackish marsh
Community Description: Remnant brackish tidal marsh on the shore of the DE River. Site is bordered by a rock and riprap jetty of Killcohook NWR to the north, a concrete bulkhead of Fort Mott to the south, and a built-up berm to the east. A narrow sandy beach strip lies between the berm and the marsh. Marsh grows mostly on a peat bed 8-12" thick and is dominated by tall Spartina alterniflora, with Lilaeopsis chinensis beneath. The sandy beach has much wood, logs and trash washed up; among the debris are graminoids (Ammophila breviligulata, Cyperus esculentus, Panicum amarum, Digitaria sp.) and weeds (Cirsium arvense, Artemisia sp., Polygonum perfoliatum, others) and a few natives. Upper beach area has an especially thick layer of debris (from flooding). Site is obviously quite disturbed but not recently. Remarkable that this little peat bed survived.
Fauna: snapping turtle (dead)
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