Respectively, Assistant Research Professor, Division of Pinelands Research, Center for Coastal and Environmental Studies, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903; and Biologist and Soil Scientist, New Jersey Pinelands Commission, P.O. Box 7, New Lisbon, New Jersey 08064.
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WETLAND BOUNDARIES IN THE NEW JERSEY PINELANDS: ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS AND DELINEATION†
Article first published online: 8 JUN 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1985.tb00195.x
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JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Volume 21, Issue 6, pages 1005–1012, December 1985
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Roman, C. T., Zampella, R. A. and Jaworski, A. Z. (1985), WETLAND BOUNDARIES IN THE NEW JERSEY PINELANDS: ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS AND DELINEATION. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 21: 1005–1012. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1985.tb00195.x
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Paper No. 85015 of the Water Resources Bulletin. Discussions are open until August 1, 1986.
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- Issue published online: 8 JUN 2007
- Article first published online: 8 JUN 2007
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Keywords:
- inland wetlands;
- wetland transition zones;
- wetland boundary delineations;
- New Jersey Pinelands
ABSTRACT
Wetland protection regulations and guidelines often require the delineation of precise wetland boundaries on a case-by-case basis. In this study, conducted in the New Jersey Pinelands, an ecological characterization of vegetation composition, soil and hydrologic relationships along upland to wetland Pinus rigida - dominated transittions provided the basis for a multiparameter approach to wetland boundary delineation. The transitional data set was analyzed by direct gradient analysis, cluster analysis and ordination. It is concluded that vegetation composition can be a principal factor in delineating wetland boundaries along natural upland to wetland transitions. However, where distinct vegetation changes are not observed, a feature of our study sites, a multiparameter approach should be used.