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WETLAND BOUNDARIES IN THE NEW JERSEY PINELANDS: ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS AND DELINEATION 1
Author(s) -
Roman Charles T.,
Zampella Robert A.,
Jaworski Andrew Z.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1985.tb00195.x
Subject(s) - wetland , ordination , vegetation (pathology) , environmental science , pine barrens , hydrology (agriculture) , ecology , ecosystem , geology , biology , medicine , geotechnical engineering , pathology
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.