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A3 - Bears Head Branch
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Author Plot Code  |
A3 - Bears Head Branch
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| Author Observation Code |
A3 - Bears Head Branch
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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 |
1 km radius (nearest 0.01 degree)
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| Latitude |
39.41
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| Longitude |
-74.92
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| Author Location |
Bears Head Branch
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| Location Narrative |
The site is about 1 mile W of the town of Bennetts Mill. From the intersection of CR 552, and CR 671 (W and N of Bennetts Mill), go S on CR 671, 0.7 miles. The site is on the left (on the E side of CR 671) within 30' of the road.
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| State or Province |
New Jersey
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| Country |
United States
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| Shape |
Plotless
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| Permanence |
not permanent
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| Layout Narrative |
plotless - coordinates approximate surveyed area
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| Landscape Narrative |
Average Soil Texture: Mineral Soil - sandy clay loam; generally, soil is covered with a thick layer of hummus and is darker gray and less sandy than in the pond.
pH at 20.3 cm = 3.8
Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
Watershed Code: 02040206190
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| Percent Wood |
5
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| Percent Litter |
30
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| Observation Start Date |
13-Sep-2002
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| Observation End Date |
13-Sep-2002
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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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| 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: coastal plain pond
General Description: The survey site is located along the NW border of Peaslee Wildlife Management Area, in a mixed deciduous / evergreen forest. Residential areas are NW and E within a few miles. A berm was created W of the site for CR 671, creating an artificial barrier on the coastal plain pond's W side. The main drainage ditch from the pond is in the S corner. A relatively steep incline surrounds most of the pond where shrubs and trees are growing, with only a couple of other visible drainage areas (besides the main drainage ditch in the S corner).
General Comments: Much of the herbaceous vegetation was dry at the time. A visit earlier in the growing season would be worthwile. Access is very easy.
Community Description: Shrub border that extends 15-20' on the W and S sides of the intermittent pond. There is a rather steep incline to the shrub and tree zone, relative to some other ponds (~3 degrees). There are only a few channels leading out of the pond, the largest is to the S. Due to the road (CR 671), the land is elevated to the N, and, at a greater distance, W.
Fauna: meadow hawk, red dragonfly
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