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A2 - Decou Pond
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Author Plot Code  |
A2 - Decou Pond
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| Author Observation Code |
A2 - Decou Pond
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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 |
10 km radius (nearest 0.1 degree)
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| Latitude |
39.9
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| Longitude |
-74.5
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| Author Location |
Decou Pond
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| Location Narrative |
Site is 3.7 miles south of Woodmansie. From the intersection of Routes 72 and 532, travel 1.3 miles southeast on combined Route 72/532 to Crawley Road (Sooey Road on USGS topo map). Turn right (south) and follow Crawley Road south around Superfund site (fenced area) on sand road. Turn right immediately after fenced area. Follow to T-intersection about 0.4 miles, turn left. Travel 0.2 miles, turn left. Continue to end of road. Pond is directly south.
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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 |
Landscape Description: Surrounding area is pine-oak upland with Gaultheria and Arctostaphylos. Scrub oak understory (blackjack and bear). Site is S of Lebanon State Forest in a forest that extends many miles. Superfund site is ~0.5 miles to the NE. Cranberry bogs are to the N, ~0.5 mile.
Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
Watershed Code: 02040301190
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| Percent Bare Soil |
23
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| Percent Other |
70
%
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| Name Other |
sand
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| Observation Start Date |
25-Oct-2002
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| Observation End Date |
25-Oct-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
Community Description: Herbaceous zone that grades into adjacent zone. Lack of Nymphoides and noticeable surface sand deposits. Eleocharis with pronounced hummocks at NW end.
NOTE: Ground water quality is monitored at Superfund site ½ mile to the north and toxins from that site could be affecting this area.
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