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A5 - Steelmantown Road
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegbank.org/vegbranch:observation:489-{20DB419C-3C34-4402-A3E4-1948F301B3B7}
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Author Plot Code  |
A5 - Steelmantown Road
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| Author Observation Code |
A5 - Steelmantown Road
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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 |
10 km radius (nearest 0.1 degree)
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| Latitude |
39.3
º
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| Longitude |
-74.8
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| Author Location |
Steelmantown Road
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| Location Narrative |
Site is 1.1 miles east southeast of Belleplain within Belleplain State Forest. From Belleplain, follow Steelmantown Road east 1.0 miles to fire break. Pond is about 1200’ south.
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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 |
11.3
m
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| Elevation Range |
0.61
m
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| Slope Gradient |
1.5
º
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| Landscape Narrative |
Soil Description: loamy sand, pH 4.2, overlying sand of the Cohansey Formation
Landscape Description: Surrounding landscape is relatively flat, with streams draining lowland forest to the west and south into Lake Numm (about 5000’ south) and upland forest extending northeast with fewer drainages. Several smaller ponds lie west, north and southeast within 5000’. Underlying soil is sand of the Cohansey Formation. The Carex striata var. brevis Herbaceous Community dominates the middle to upper zones of the pondshore with two distinct zones (A3 and A4). The adjacent central zone of the pond (A1 and A2) is dominated by Eleocharis microcarpa, with Panicum hemitomon, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Xyris sp., Scleria reticularis, Proserpinaca pectinata, Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens, Rhynchospora sp. and Dichanthelium sp. The outermost surrounding zone (A5) is a lowland characterized by tall deciduous shrubs and trees on hummocks with a network of channels running 100’ or more to the surrounding upland forest. The sparse canopy in the wet woodland includes Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica and Pinus rigida. Understory dominants include Leucothoe racemosa, Vaccinium corymbosum and Clethra alnifolia, with Woodwardia virginica along the open pond edge and scattered Rhododendron viscosum, Smilax rotundifolia, Sphagnum sp. and Ilex opaca. The site is surrounded by mixed pine-oak forest with sand roads, a paved road (Rt. 550) and a campground (Belleplain State Forest) within about 2000-4000’. Within 100' of the survey site, the surrounding forest is mixed deciduous-evergreen, dominated by Acer rubrum. Further out, there is open woodland, generally deciduous but becoming dominated by pines a greater distance from the intermittent pond. The towns of Belleplain and Woodbine are about 0.6 and 1.9 miles northwest and southeast, respectively. There is practically no current anthropogenic disturbance in the surrounding buffer land. While state officials may permit logging and controlled fire management, there is practically no current anthropogenic disturbance in the surrounding buffer land.
Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
Watershed Code: 02040206210
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| Percent Litter |
35
%
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| Observation Start Date |
13-Sep-2002
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| Observation End Date |
13-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 |
Shrub
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| Growthform1 Type |
Shrubs
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| Growthform2 Type |
Trees
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| Growthform3 Type |
Herbs
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| Observation Narrative |
Community Type: coastal plain pond
Community Description: This is a wooded area surrounding an open coastal plain pond. It is characterized by deciduous tall shrubs and trees on hummocks with a network of channels running 100' or more into the surrounding area. There is a rather open canopy with Woodwardia and many shrub seedlings on the hummocks. Dense shrubs are found within this zone.
Additional species present but not in observation area: Ilex opaca
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