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
Landscape Descrption: The site is situated in a small valley with undulating topography. The fen is a mosaic of successional woodlands, Juniperus woodland, mature forest, and pasture bordered by oak-dominated limestone uplands with recent development. Fen communities present include marl seep, Carex stricta fen, and turfy juniper fen.
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
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Community Description: This is a sloping marl seep (headwater of brook flows through the site). 25% of the site is dominated by Typha. Soil is muck over organic-mineral soil 12+" deep. There is a small Carex stricta area near the back of the community and a small turfy juniper pasture adjacent to the Carex stricta.
Fauna: Clemmys sp.
