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A2 - Hampton Furnace
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Author Plot Code  |
A2 - Hampton Furnace
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| Author Observation Code |
A2 - Hampton Furnace
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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 |
39.8
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| Longitude |
-74.7
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| Author Location |
Hampton Furnace (High Crossing) Ponds
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| Location Narrative |
Site is 0.9 miles SE of Hampton Furnace. From Rt. 206, take Hampton Rd. east. At Hampton Furnace, turn right, cross Batsto Creek and head S, then E toward High Crossing. Drive 1.1 miles from Hampton Furnace, turn right (S) towards railway. At railway, turn right (W) and go 0.25 miles. Site is between 200 and 600 feet north and west.
Note: Site was reached from the nearest eastern road closest to the site. Due to recent fire, a lot of downed wood made traversing the area difficult. Parking by the railroad and walking N, through wetlands may be quicker.
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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 - latitude and longitude coordinates are taken from the center of the survey area.
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| Elevation |
16.46
m
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| Elevation Range |
0.61
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| Landscape Narrative |
Average Soil Texture: mineral - sand
Landscape Description: This is part of a large (approximately 2.8 acres) pondshore community in pristine condition within a large 4 acre floristically diverse coastal plain intermittent pond surrounded by high quality pitch pine-oak-heath forest. Survey site is located in Wharton State Forest, surrounded by Pinus rigida woodland, parts of which have burned within the last 3 years. Tributaries to Skit Branch and the Batsto River run W about 500' N of the site. Adjacent ponds to the S appear linked to streams that drain into the Batsto, as well. A railway passed by the SE side of the site. Sand roads traverse the forest to the W, N and E. The burn left many Pinus rigida dead in the drier areas to the E, S and W of the site. Xerophyllum asphodeloides and Ericaceous shrubs have regenerated, as well as Quercus spp.
Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
Watershed Code: 02040301150
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| Percent Litter |
30
%
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| Observation Start Date |
09-Sep-2002
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| Observation End Date |
09-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: Coastal plain intermittent pond in close proximity to several other ponds within pitch pine woodland (burned within the past 3 years) and forest. The surrounding landscape is relatively flat, underlain by sand substrate of the Cohansey Formation, with scattered small streams flowing into the Batsto River, which lies west of the site. Adjacent ponds to the south may be part of a former ox-bow associated with the Batsto River. Eleocharis (olivacea, microcarpa, robbinsii) – Xyris (difformis var. difformis, smalliana) Herbaceous Vegetation dominates the central zone of the pond with at least three relatively distinct patches. The adjacent upper pondshore zone is dominated by Muhlenbergia torreyana, with Cladium mariscoides and patches of Saccharum giganteum, Panicum virgatum and Chamaedaphne calyculata, as well as scattered Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon glomeratus, Juncus canandensis, Eriocaulon decangulare, Bartonia paniculata, Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens, Lachnanthes caroliniana and Polygala cf. cruciata. The pond is surrounded by a Pinus rigida dominated wet woodland with an understory of Vaccinium corymbosum, Ilex glabra, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Scirpus cyperinus, Amphicarpum purshii, Polytrichum commune, Erechtites hieracifolia, Sphagnum sp, Muhlenbergia torreyana., Smilax glauca, Lobelia canbyi and Andropogon glomeratus. The site is surrounded by a large expanse of pitch pine-oak-heath forest with a few sand roads that once linked towns that have long been abandoned. While areas of the forest may still be selectively logged and forest fires may be controlled by state officials, there is practically no current anthropogenic disturbance in the surrounding buffer land. An abandoned railway runs southeast-northwest about 800’ southeast of the site.
Community Description: Excellent quality herbaceous pondshore community occurring in the central to middle zones of a coastal plain intermittent pond. Community occurrence is made up of three distinct patches that likely vary spatially and temporally. Each patch has a relatively homogeneous mix of species. The central zone (A2), roughly 100 x 200’ is dominated by a large Xyris sp. (70%), with Eleocharis robbinsii (8%), Juncus pelocarpus (1%) and less than 1% Eleocharis olivacea, Eriocaulon aquaticum and Xyris difformis. This area is surrounded by a sparsely vegetated zone that spans the middle shore (A1) of the pond (ranging from 100-200’ wide) and is dominated by Panicum verrucosum (15%), with Xyris difformis var. difformis (8%), Eleocharis olivacea (5%) and less than 1 % Muhlenbergia torreyana, Drosera intermedia, Juncus pelocarpus, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Erechtites hieracifolia, Dichanthelium sp., Rhynchospora alba, Scleria reticularis, Nymphoides cordata, Proserpinaca pectinata and Bartonia paniculata. The third patch is found only in a small northwestern corner (A3) of the pond (25-50’ wide by 200’ long), grading into the Panicum verrucosum-dominated area. This sparsely vegetated patch is dominated by Eleocharis robbinsii (20%), with Xyris difformis var. difformis (8%), Eleocharis microcarpa (3%), and less than 1 % Drosera intermedia, Juncus pelocarpus, Nymphoides cordata, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Panicum sp. and Eleocharis olivacea. Variable aspect, very gentle slope (0-3%), shallow basins (2-4” deep by 1-3’ wide) throughout and 20-60% exposed sand substrate. Soil is sand of the Cohansey Formation, pH 4.2. Some bare patches in the Panicum verrucosum zone indicate recent water on survey date during a drought.
Community Description (field): Herbaceous zone in center of coastal plain pond dominated by Xyris spp. Homogeneous mix of species. No standing water. Site is flat and dry. Hummocks are obscured by leaf litter.
NOTE: Although the whole 4-acre pond was mapped for this occurrence, Eleocharis (olivacea, microcarpa, robbinsii) – Xyris (difformis var. difformis, smalliana) Herbaceous Vegetation occupies approximately 2.8 acres of the pond.
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