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A1 - Page's Run
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Author Plot Code  |
A1 - Page's Run
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| Author Observation Code |
A1 - Page's Run
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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 |
39.2979
º
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| Longitude |
-75.17495
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| Author Location |
Page's Run at Newport
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| Location Narrative |
From Cedarville, take Rt. 553 (Main St.) SE. A small stream crosses Rt. 553 between cross streets CR 629 and CR 656. Marsh is on the W 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 |
4
m²
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| Permanence |
permanent plot
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| Environment Fields: | |
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| Elevation |
0
m
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| Elevation Range |
3
m
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| Slope Aspect |
(n/a, flat)
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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 brown muck and peat.
Physiographic Province: Inner Coastal Plain
Watershed: Nantuxent Creek
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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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| Percent Bare Soil |
5
%
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| Percent Water |
5
%
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| Observation Start Date |
12-Dec-2005
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| Observation End Date |
12-Dec-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, S of Page's Run and adjacent to Baptist Rd (Rt. 656) in Newport; bordered by woods on NE and SW, and by road on the SE. Dominated by Spartina alterniflora, with patches of Spartina patens and Scirpus robustus; some Phragmites around edges. Wrack along road indicates periodic flooding. Marsh is approximately 100m wide (creek to road). Site appears undisturbed - no obvious ditches or dumping of fill.
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