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A2 - Mattix Run East
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegbank.org/vegbranch:observation:434-{FD30C943-32C8-4C55-862F-03E89DAACD94}
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Author Plot Code  |
A2 - Mattix Run East
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| Author Observation Code |
A2 - Mattix Run East
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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 |
39.48
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| Longitude |
-74.48
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| Author Location |
Mattix Run East
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| Location Narrative |
From Oceanville, follow Great Creek Road west to Sylvan Lane (formerly, Collins Rd). Turn right on Sylvan Lane. Park at cul-de-sac (end of vehicular road, but walking path continues). Walk north ~0.4 mile to a trail that forks off to the right. A new road, Quail Hill Boulevard, is not on the map, is closer to the site, paralleling Great Creek Road to the north, but is private with no trespassing signs.
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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 approximate the survey area
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| Landscape Narrative |
Average Soil Texture: mineral - loamy sand, pH at 15.24 cm = 3.8
Geology: aeolian (sand rim)
General Landscape Description: Survey site is located in a mixed evergreen and deciduous forest. The terrain is very flat and sandy. The forest is very open, in general, with low shrubs (<3' on average). As you approach the coastal plain pond, the forest cover thins and the shrub layer reaches 6-9', forming a much denser thicket. The aerial photo indicates standing water around the pond, increasing as you head NW toward Mattix Run. The surrounding area is being developed. A new road has been built N of Galloway Rd. since the 1993 aerial imagery. A new housing development is being built near Collins Rd. (now Sylvan Lane). Sounds of construction come from every direction. A school is found to the N, <1mile away, as well as an adjacent housing development. The surrounding woodland has 30-50% Pinus cover with some Nyssa, Quercus and Acer rubrum. Vaccinium spp. and Clethra cover the ground reaching only ~3-4' in height. Also found are Kalmia angustifolia, brackenfern, dewberry, Gaultheria, and Smilax glauca.
Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
Watershed Code: 02040301200
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| Percent Wood |
10
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| Percent Litter |
25
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| Observation Start Date |
06-Sep-2002
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| Observation End Date |
06-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 |
Tree
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| Growthform1 Type |
Trees
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| Growthform2 Type |
Shrubs
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| Growthform3 Type |
Moss
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| Observation Narrative |
Community Type: coastal plain pond
Community Description: A band of deciduous shrubs and small trees surrounds the coastal plain pond. Beyond this band (<=20') is a mixed evergreen woodland dominated by Pinus rigida. The shrubs and trees are growing on hummocks that forms a channelized rim around the pond, which is currently dry. Generally, a bare area separates the shrub/tree zone frrom the herbaceous area.
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