Comprehensive View of a Plot
A4 - IBSP S of Gov. Mans.
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Author Plot Code |
A4 - IBSP S of Gov. Mans.
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Author Observation Code |
A4 - IBSP S of Gov. Mans.
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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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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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Latitude |
39.88488
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Longitude |
-74.08342
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Author Location |
Island Beach State Park - South of Governor's Mansion
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Location Narrative |
From within Island Beach State Park, travel 0.12 miles S from the driveway at the Governor's mansion. Enter secondary dunes to the east.
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State or Province |
New Jersey
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Country |
United States
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Named Places |
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Layout Fields: | |
Shape |
Square
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Area |
9
m²
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Permanence |
permanent plot
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
1.5
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 |
Basin floor
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Landform |
interdune flat
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Landscape Narrative |
Average Soil Texture: Organic - peat; Mineral - sand
Organic Horizon Depth: 5 cm
Von Post scale of peat decomposition: 8
pH of Mineral Soil: 5.4 at 50 cm
Local Topography Comments: Ocean dunes
Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
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Soil Moisture Regime |
submesic
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Soil Drainage |
well drained
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Water Depth |
0
m
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Percent Other |
1
%
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Name Other |
sand
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
14-Aug-2008
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Observation End Date |
14-Aug-2008
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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 Quality Fields: | |
Plot Validation Level |
(1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
Dominant Stratum |
Herb
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Growthform1 Type |
Herbs
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Growthform2 Type |
Shrubs
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Growthform3 Type |
Vine/liana
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Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
Community Type: interdunal swale
General Description: Oval opening in a thick shrub copse. The ground is minutely lower than the surrounding shrub thicket. The opening is surrounded by Vaccinium corymbosum (85%) and Acer rubrum (15%) with a little Smilax rotundifolia. Brown, fine-textured moss covers the ground where not vegetated. Lycopodium appressum (55%) dominates with Vaccinium macrocarpon (25%) growing between the stems. The ground is damp.
Community Description: Small oval opening surrounded by tall Vaccinium corymbosum (85%) and Acer rubrum (15%). Lycopodium appressum and Vaccinium corymbosum are intertwined and creeping over the brown, damp, fine-textured moss that covers the sandy substrate. There is little evidence of sand deposition here, probably because of the protection afforded by the tall shrubs. No disturbance.
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Observation Contributors: |
Party | Role |
LK
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Plot author
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Soil Observations: |
Soil Horizon | Soil Depth Top | Soil Depth Bottom | Soil Color | Soil Organic | Soil Texture | Soil Sand | Soil Silt | Soil Clay | Soil Coarse | Soil PH | Exchange Capacity | Base Saturation | Soil Description |
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5
m
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29
m
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medium-grained sand, 10YR 5/2; water table at 19 cm
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E
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29
m
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60
m
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medium/coarse sand, 10YR 6/1; pH at 50 cm = 5.4
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O
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0
m
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5
m
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lichens, moss, peat, roots
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User Defined Values |
No User Defined Data for this plot |
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