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
latitude and longitude coordinates roughly approximate the survey area
Environment Fields:
Landscape Narrative
Soil Description: muck overlaying limestone rock and sediment
Landscape Descrption: Small marl seeps situated in a small valley. The community grades into a large (~10 acre) Typha-Carex stricta (with some calcareous species), and a rhizomatous Carex spp. marsh on two sides. Other sides are bordered by upland limestone forest dominated by Quercus spp., Muhlenbergia, Quercus alba, Acer saccharum, and Liriodendron. A rocky stream flowing out of White Lake cuts between the uplands and fen. A stream feeds a shallow limestone pool created by a marl seep which quickly grades into a Typha and rhizomatous Carex marsh. Some calcareous species remain in the intermediate area.
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
Herb
Growthform1 Type
Herbs
Growthform2 Type
Shrubs
Growthform3 Type
Trees
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Community Description: This is a turfy juniper fen with ~8" of muck overlaying limestone rock and some sediment. There is little standing water. The community is situated in a small valley bordered by a large Typha-rhizomatous Carex marsh on two sides and upland limestone forest dominated by Quercus spp., Acer saccharum, and Carya glabra on one side and lowland forest and pasture on the other side. ~1/3 of the community is dominated by an unidentified rhizomatous Carex, with the remainder exhibiting a fairly even species composition. Exposed limestone rock is found throughout. Hummocky vegetation with exposed muck. Quality varies throughout the community.
Fauna: muskrat, Rana pipiens, Rana sp. (green)
Invasive species: encroaching Typha-rhizoatous Carex marsh, a few large patches of Lythrum salicaria, 8 small, mature Eleagnus, Berberis thunbergii, Rosa multiflora, Phalaris
