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B2 - Merrygold
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegbank.org/vegbranch:observation:290-{A56C475C-A4E1-4D13-AF14-27F12E0BE98F}
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Author Plot Code  |
B2 - Merrygold
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| Author Observation Code |
B2 - Merrygold
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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 |
39.60149
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| Longitude |
-74.47747
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| Author Location |
Merrygold Branch at Rt. 542
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| Location Narrative |
From New Gretna, take Rt. 542 to the crossing of Merrygold Branch. Area surveyed is S of the stream and E 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 |
4
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 - peat
Soil Profile Description: No soil profile was collected. Soil appears to be deep (several inches) of fibrous peat with a small amount of muck.
Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
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| Hydrologic Regime |
Tidally flooded
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| Soil Moisture Regime |
Hydric
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| Percent Litter |
27
%
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| Percent Bare Soil |
3
%
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| Observation Start Date |
21-Nov-2005
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| Observation End Date |
21-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 |
4
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 tidal marsh located along the SE side of the Merrygold Branch of the Wading River, just E of Rt. 542. Area surveyed is dominated by Typha angustifolia and Scirpus americanus, either mixed together or pure stands of one or the other. A wide swath of Phragmites lies to the NE and more-or-less encompasses a stand of dead cedars which extends from the eastern treeline. Trees appear to have been killed by fire. A few openings in the dense vegetation are vegetated by low annuals (Aster tenuifolius, Cyperus sp., Samolus parviflorus). Soil is peat with some muck, and is very firm underfoot considering the vegetation types. The only evidence of disturbance is burnt trees. There are no ditches. A thin fringe of trees extending out into the marsh widens to form a small upland island, vegetated by upland Pine Barren species.
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