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A1 - McDonalds Branch E
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Author Plot Code  |
A1 - McDonalds Branch E
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| Author Observation Code |
A1 - McDonalds Branch E
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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 |
39.88
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| Longitude |
-74.49
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| Author Location |
McDonalds Branch East
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| Location Narrative |
The site is 0.8 mile west of Woodmansie. From Woodmansie, travel ~0.2 mile SW along the west side of the train tracks to T-intersection. Turn right and travel ~0.6 mile to intersection with Rogers Rd. Follow the sand road that cuts diagonally NW. Sites are ~0.2 and 0.3 mile on right.
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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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| Elevation |
44.8
m
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| Elevation Range |
0.61
m
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| Landscape Narrative |
Soil Description: muck over sand of the Cohansey Formation at 20.3 cm; pH at 15.2 cm = 4.0
General Landscape Description: This is a 0.45 acre (0.22 [A1] plus 0.23 acres [B1]) pondshore community in excellent condition within two (1.1 and 0.7 acres) coastal plain intermittent ponds surrounded by high quality pitch pine lowland forest. The survey site is located in Lebanon State Forest, surrounded by Pinus rigida lowland forest. There is a guage deteriorating in the pond, indicating that it may have been part of the McDonalds Branch study by Buell and McCormack. Heading E and S, the forest becomes upland. Site is at the headwaters of McDonalds Branch, which flows W and N of the site. A gravel mine is still in use about a 1/2 mile ESE of the site. Sand roads run close to the site, with one of them <10' from the pond edges.
Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
Watershed Code: 02040202030
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| Water Depth |
0
m
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| Percent Litter |
1
%
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| Percent Bare Soil |
64
%
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| Observation Start Date |
22-Oct-2002
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| Observation End Date |
22-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
General Description: Coastal plain intermittent ponds about 200 feet apart within pitch pine lowland forest transitioning into upland to the east and south. Ponds are just north and east of the headwaters of the McDonalds Branch, which flows west and north of the site across a relatively flat landscape underlain by sand of the Cohansey Formation. Eleocharis (microcarpa, olivacea) - Juncus pelocarpus - Eriocaulon aquaticum Herbaceous Vegetation dominates the central to middle zones of the ponds. The adjacent upper pondshore zone (A2) is dominated in the southern pond by Vaccinium corymbosum and small Acer rubrum, with Chamaedaphne calyculata, Smilax rotundifolia, small Pinus rigida, Leucothoe racemosa, Ilex glabra, Kalmia angustifolia, Nyssa sylvatica and Woodwardia virginica. The adjacent pondshore (B2) in the northern pond is dominated by Chamaedaphne calyculata and Sphagnum cuspidatum, with seedlings of Acer rubrum and Pinus rigida, Vaccinium corymbosum, Kalmia angustifolia, Woodwardia virginica and Photinia pyrifolia. A Vaccinium-dominated zone (B3) surrounds the Chamaedaphne-zone, with the addition of Rhododendron viscosum and Gaylussacia frondosa to the species found around the southern pond. Pitch pine upland forest and Atlantic white cedar swamps along river corridors spans the surrounding area. A gravel mine is still in use about a ½ mile east-southeast of the site and sand roads run close to the ponds, crisscrossing the area. A gauge is deteriorating in pond A, indicating to Kim Laidig (Pinelands ecologist) that the pond may have been part of a McDonalds Branch Study by Buell and McCormick. The surrounding buffer is otherwise relatively undisturbed, though may be logged or managed for wildlife.
Community Description: Central herbaceous zone dominated by Eleocharis spp., currently dry, though soil remains moist, with large cracks 2-4" deep, especially in the SE corner. A patch of Carex striata var. brevis grows in the W portion, while Eleocharis microcarpa, Eleocharis olivacea, and Drosera intermedia are scattered throughout with greater density in some areas. Panicum sp. grows in the N section.
Fauna: blujay
Note: Although both ponds were mapped for this occurrence (totaling 1.8 acres), Eleocharis (microcarpa, olivacea) - Juncus pelocarpus - Eriocaulon aquaticum Herbaceous Vegetation occupies approximately 0.22 acres in the southern pond (A) and 0.23 acres in the northern pond (B).
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