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A2 - Park Ave Powerline
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? A2 - Park Ave Powerline
Author Observation Code ? A2 - Park Ave Powerline
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 ? 10 km radius (nearest 0.1 degree)
Latitude ? 39.6 º
Longitude ? -75.1 º
Author Location ? Park Ave Powerline
Location Narrative ? Site is 0.9 miles south southwest of Downer. From Downer, drive south on Mill Road 0.9 miles to the powerline cut just south of Park Avenue. Turn west onto the powerline right-of-way road. Drive 0.3 miles. Site is on right (north) within the forest.
State or Province ? New Jersey
Country ? United States
Named Places
continent: North America
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: New Jersey
county: Gloucester
quadrangle: Pitman East
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Plotless
Permanence ? not permanent
Layout Narrative ? plotless - latitude and longitude coordinates approximate the survey area
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 38.7 m
Elevation Range ? 0.61 m
Landscape Narrative ? Soil Description: sandy loam overlying sand of the Cohansey Formation, pH 4.0/4.2 at 15.2 cm Geology: aeolian (sand rim) Landscape Description: 2-acre pondshore community in good to excellent condition within a large, 3.8-acre, floristically diverse coastal plain intermittent pond surrounded by deciduous forest, just south of a residential neighborhood and north of a powerline right-of-way. The survey site is located on a fairly flat plain with residential areas north ~0.1 mile and east ~0.3 mile. Glassboro WMA extends west and south about 1.5 miles (the survey site is part of the WMA). Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain Watershed Code: 02040206120
Percent Wood ? 5 %
Percent Litter ? 30 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 05-Sep-2002
Observation End Date ? 05-Sep-2002
Project ? NJ Mark Wong
Cover Method ? Percentage (%)
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
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 ? Tree
Growthform1 Type ? Trees
Growthform2 Type ? Shrubs
Growthform3 Type ? Vine/liana
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Community Type: coastal plain pond General Description: Coastal plain intermittent pond in a lowland deciduous forest that extends south and west with residential areas east and north. The surrounding area is relatively flat, underlain by sand of the Cohansey Formation with several streams draining south. The pond is within Glassboro Wildlife Management, which extends south and west. Rhexia virginica – Panicum verrucosum Herbaceous Vegetation dominates the central to upper shores of the pond. The surrounding forest (A2) is dominated by Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica and Vaccinium corymbosum, with Liquidambar styraciflua, Leucothoe racemosa, Clethra alnifolia, Smilax rotundifolia, Quercus palustris, Magnolia virginiana, Viburnum prunifolium and Ilex opaca. Drainage channels appear to have been dug in the northeastern and southwestern corners of the pond and a large number of dead trees north of the pond and in the southern corner seem to indicate that the hydrology of the pond has changed over time, perhaps due to the drainage channels or residential development to the north and east. There are also invasive weeds along the powerline cut in close proximity to the pond’s southern edge. Community Description: Forested edge of coastal plain pond community with a relatively open understory. The canopy is dominated by Acer rubrum, with other deciduous species and Ilex opaca in the subcanopy and predominantly Clethra, Vaccinium, and Smilax rotundifolia in the understory. A thick wall of Ilex opaca and Kalmia grows on the far side of the CPP rim ~40' back.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
ord Author Plant Name ?Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name ?Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors ?Original Interpretation, Common Name ?Original Interpretation, USDA Code ?Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name ?Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors ?Current Interpretation, Common Name ?Current Interpretation, USDA Code ? Stratum ?Cover ?Original Cover Code ?Basal Area ?Biomass ?Inference Area ? Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically):
1 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Canopy
25 %
        -none-
2 Liquidambar styraciflua L. Liquidambar styraciflua L. Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Liquidambar styraciflua L. Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Canopy
15 %
        -none-
3 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Canopy
10 %
        -none-
4 Quercus palustris Muenchh. Quercus palustris Muenchh. Quercus palustris pin oak Quercus palustris Muenchh. **   Quercus palustris Muenchh. Quercus palustris pin oak Quercus palustris Muenchh. **   Canopy
5 %
        -none-
5 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Sub-Canopy
15 %
        -none-
6 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy
15 %
        -none-
7 Magnolia virginiana L. Magnolia virginiana L. Magnolia virginiana sweetbay Magnolia virginiana L. **   Magnolia virginiana L. Magnolia virginiana sweetbay Magnolia virginiana L. **   Sub-Canopy
3 %
        -none-
8 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Tall Shrub
20 %
        -none-
9 Clethra alnifolia L. Clethra alnifolia L. Clethra alnifolia coastal sweetpepperbush Clethra alnifolia L. **   Clethra alnifolia L. Clethra alnifolia coastal sweetpepperbush Clethra alnifolia L. **   Tall Shrub
10 %
        -none-
10 Viburnum prunifolium L. Viburnum prunifolium L. Viburnum prunifolium blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium L. **   Viburnum prunifolium L. Viburnum prunifolium blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium L. **   Tall Shrub
2 %
        -none-
11 Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray Leucothoe racemosa swamp doghobble Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray **   Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray **   Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray **   Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray **   Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray **   Short Shrub
10 %
        -none-
12 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Short Shrub
3 %
        -none-
13 Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray Leucothoe racemosa swamp doghobble Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray **   Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray **   Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray **   Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray **   Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray **   Dwarf Shrub
8 %
        -none-
14 Liquidambar styraciflua L. Liquidambar styraciflua L. Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Liquidambar styraciflua L. Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Dwarf Shrub
1 %
        -none-
15 Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Dwarf Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
16 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Vine/Liana
7 %
        -none-
17 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Nonvascular
0.5 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy      
Sub-Canopy      
Tall Shrub      
Short Shrub      
Dwarf Shrub      
Vine/Liana      
Nonvascular      
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Adamson Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum - Quercus phellos / Eubotrys racemosa Swamp Forest       no
No Class Contributors.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Hydrologic alteration   drainage channels
Other disturbances   Invasive vines


User Defined Values
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