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Glovers Pond - shrub fen
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Author Plot Code  |
Glovers Pond - shrub fen
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| Author Observation Code |
Glovers Pond - shrub fen
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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 |
100 km radius (nearest degree)
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| Latitude |
40
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| Longitude |
-74
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| Author Location |
Glovers Pond
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| Location Narrative |
~1.3 miles SSW of Johnsonburg
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| State or Province |
New Jersey
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| Country |
United States
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| Layout Fields: | |
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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 |
182.9
m
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| Elevation Range |
0
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| Slope Aspect |
(n/a, flat)
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| Slope Gradient |
0
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| Landscape Narrative |
Soil Description: organic debris over Carlisle muck
Landscape Description: a +/- 5 acre pond with a deciduous swamp to the north, a calcareous shrub swamp to the east, and a calcareous level fen to the south. Campers activities are mostly on the western side of the pond. The wetlands are all bordered on the south, east, or north by idle calcareous forest. A boardwalk passes through the deciduous swamp, trails are present through the uplands on the north and east sides of the pond. Cabins are on the western side of the pond.
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| Hydrologic Regime |
saturated
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| Soil Moisture Regime |
hydric
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| Observation Start Date |
10-Jul-1985
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| Observation End Date |
10-Jul-1985
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| Project |
NJ Mark Wong
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| Cover Method |
Presence/Absence
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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 |
Shrub
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| Growthform1 Type |
Shrubs
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| Growthform2 Type |
Herbs
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| Observation Narrative |
General Description: The site contains a rich limestone upland forest, limestone wetlands, and lake.
Community Description: Fen consists of a large shrub-dominated area (~9 acres) adjacent to a small open fen area (~1 acre). Calciphilic species such as Betula pumila and Potentilla fruticosa are found here. The upland side is bordered by idle calcareous woodland. To the north is a pond which is used for swimming and boating by the camp.
Other species present but not in survey area: Carex aquatilis
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