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QUES03
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegbank.org/vegbranch:observation:536-{03FC83AE-6A2F-40E7-BE43-D033055F347E}
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Author Plot Code  |
QUES03
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| Author Observation Code |
QUES03
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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 |
42
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| Longitude |
-75
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| Author Location |
Quest Fen
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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 roughly approximate the survey area
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| Landscape Narrative |
Soil Description: mineral
Landscape Description: The site is located in a narrow, secondary valley vegetated by a mosaic of lowland Carex stricta-Acer rubrum swamp, lowland Fraxinus forest, wet Pinus strobus and Populus groves, a steep limestone upland forest, a Phalaris-dominated floodplain, successional woodland, lowland seepage Juniperus woodland, and upland pasture. The entire valley was ditched approximately 20-40 years ago and a portion has been redredged recently. The valley was grazed by cattle until recently.
Landscape Structure and Extent: Adjacent communities include a band of seeping lowland Juniperus woodlands bordered by lowland Acer forest on one side and a Phalaris dominated wet meadow floodplain on the other side. The area is still recovering from historic land use.
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| Homogeneity |
homogeneous
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| Percent Rock / Gravel |
0.5
%
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| Successional Status |
stable - maintained by grazing
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| Observation Start Date |
29-Nov-2000
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| Observation End Date |
29-Nov-2000
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| Project |
NJ Mark Wong
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| Cover Method |
Braun-Blanquet
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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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| Growthform2 Type |
Shrubs
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| Observation Narrative |
Community Description: This is a dry turfy juniper fen with level microtopography. It is bordered by a thick band of Juniperus, yet there are no Juniper individuals in the open fen. Soil is mineral. The fen is positioned on a very slight rise that slopes down into an open, Phalaris-dominated low energy floodplain crossed by a small meandering stream that is recovering from historic dredging. Nearly homogeneous species composition.
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