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
This 10x20m plot is comprised of two 10x10m plots (A1 and A2)
Environment Fields:
Elevation
0
m
Elevation Range
6.1
m
Slope Aspect
(n/a, flat)
º
Slope Gradient
0
º
Topographic Position
Low level
Landscape Narrative
Average Soil Texture: organic - peat, muck; Von Post scale of peat decomposition: H6; pH of organic soil = 4.4 at 10 cm; Horizon Type: Mor; Organic Horizon Depth: 16 cm
Average Soil Texture: mineral - clay loam; pH of mineral soil = 4.4 at 40 cm; Mineral Horizon Depth: 16 cm
Environmental Comments: water-stained leaves near upper edge (and no vegetation)
Local Topography: very hummocky
Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
Watershed: Barnegat Bay
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Dominant Stratum
Herb
Growthform1 Type
Herbs
Growthform2 Type
Trees
Growthform3 Type
Shrubs
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Community Description: Plot is located in the rather, well-defined transition zone between mesic forest and swamp. Acer rubrum and Liquidambar dominate the tree strata in the upper zone. Fraxinus is present on broad hummocks where the ground abruptly becomes soggy. Shrub layers are poorly developed; the best developed is the tall shrub layer. Some deer browse is apparent on low shrubs. Herbaceous cover is thick and goes from the Chasmanthium laxum-dominated upper zone to the Carex-dominated lower zone.
Fauna: box turtle, vole
