Natural resource inventory town of hammonton, atlantic county
TABLE 10 LOWLAND FOREST SPECIES
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- TABLE 11 LOWLAND SPECIES POND BOG-SHRUB WETLAND
- 6.03 Wetlands
- 6.04 Threatened Endangered Plants
- TABLE 12 THREATENED ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES
- TABLE 12 (Continued) THREATENED ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES
TABLE 10 LOWLAND FOREST SPECIES CEDAR SWAMP FOREST
SOURCE: McCormick, Jack, Pine Barrens: Ecosystem and Landscape, Forman, R.T., ed., 1979. TABLE 11 LOWLAND SPECIES POND & BOG-SHRUB WETLAND
SOURCE: McCormick, Jack, Pine Barrens: Ecosystem and Landscape, Forman, R.T., ed., 1979. 6.03 Wetlands The foregoing sections describing Hammonton's soils and vegetation types provide the information necessary to understand the meaning of wetlands. According to the N.J. Pinelands Commission, wetlands are defined as those lands which are inundated or saturated by water at a magnitude, duration and frequency sufficient to support the growth of hydrophytes. Wetlands include lands with poorly drained or very poorly drained soils as designated by the National Cooperative Soils Survey of the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Wetlands include coastal wetlands and inland wetlands, including submerged lands. The definition of wetlands is, therefore, twofold, entailing a soils and a vegetation component. As described previously, however, the degree to which soils, topography, and wetness correspond to the naturally occurring vegetation type dictates that the two (2) components of the definition will occur in the same locations or areas in nearly every case. Those soils types which occur in Hammonton and are defined as wetland soils are the following: AtsA – Atsion Sand BerAr – Berryland Sand BerAt – Berryland Sand, flooded MU – Muck Po – Pocomoke loam
Hardwood Swamp Forest Pitch Pine Lowlands Bogs – Shrub Wetlands, also call Inland Marshes In addition, water bodies and watercourses are defined as wetlands, whether they contain water permanently or seasonally, including: Lakes and Ponds Rivers and Streams 6.04 Threatened & Endangered Plants One of the unique features of the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens region in which the Town of Hammonton is centrally located is the unusual diversity of native plant species. The Pinelands region marks the northern or southern geographical range of a large number of plants which naturally co-exist in no other natural ecosystem. Threatened and endangered species face the threat of extinction in the region as a result of both natural and human events. In an effort to preserve the total Pinelands ecosystem, the Pinelands Commission has devoted special attention to identifying those species which are the rarest. The listing reproduced here of those threatened and endangered species and their habitat associations has been compiled by Pinelands Commission consultants and available literature. It is hoped that an awareness of the existence of rare species in the region will help to encourage their protection. Table 12 lists those species which are listed by the State or Federal governments as threatened or endangered, and the habitat in which they occur. Definitions for those categories utilized in the table are as follows: ENDANGERED – A species of plant whose survival in the Pinelands is in jeopardy. Its peril may result from the destruction of habitat, change in habitat, over-exploitation by people, predation, adverse inter-specific competition, disease, or because the Pinelands are at the edge of its geographical range. An endangered species must receive protection or its extinction here probably will ensue. THREATENED – A species of plant that, while currently not considered near extinction, is one which occurs in such small numbers in the Pinelands that it may become endangered here if its environment deteriorates or other limiting factors are altered. Continued observation of its status is essential. UNDETERMINED – Currently available information is inadequate to determine the status of a plant species accurately, and additional information is required to classify it more definitely. TABLE 12 THREATENED & ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES
TABLE 12 (Continued) THREATENED & ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES
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