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A3 - Malaga Lake
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Author Plot Code  |
A3 - Malaga Lake
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| Author Observation Code |
A3 - Malaga Lake
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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 |
39.58
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| Longitude |
-75.06
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| Author Location |
Malaga Lake
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| Location Narrative |
Site is 0.6 miles N of the intersection of Rt. 40 and 47 in Malaga, on the right (E) side of the road, just N of the parking area for Malaga Lake.
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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 roughly approximate the survey area
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| Landscape Narrative |
Average Soil Texture: mineral - spongy silt loam; pH of mineral soil = 3.8 at 12.7 cm
Landscape Description: Sweetgum-oak-maple forest with some pine, surrounds the pond. The site is within a recreational and agricultural area, just north of central Malaga. The site is just E of Malaga Lake, a manmade lake formed by damming Scotland Run, the river that flows N to S about 500' from the survey site.
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| Observation Start Date |
01-Nov-2002
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| Observation End Date |
01-Nov-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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| Growthform2 Type |
Shrubs
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| Observation Narrative |
Community Type: coastal plain pond
Community Description: Upper shore of coastal plain pond dominated by Panicum verrucosum in full sun, and by Rhexia and Osmunda regalis in shade. A line of Acer rubrum divides some of this area from the open Cephalanthus area. Some tall heath shrubs grow on hummocks in this area, which extends 30-50' out from the Cephalanthus-dominated zone.
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