FIGURE 3-3 



COMPOSITE TRANSECT OF THE TUCKERTON MARSH 



(Tidal Range = 2.0 ft) 



Highland 

 30% 



F= OH 



< 



£-2 



_j 



UJ -4H 



-6 

 - 8 



Transition 

 7% 



TERRESTRIAL --th- 



PLANTS I /* 3 ' 79 



Phragmlfs 



salt-tolerAnT PLANTS 



f 355 



Spartlna patens 



Shori Soartlna altarnitiora j.ZiiL 

 Met. Spartlna C 3. 1 5 



Tall Spartlna 2 40 



1 



1000 



T 



T 



§^@ ?=£*; 



MeanHlghwaler 



i msl 



Mean Low Wale. 



Algae and Mussels 



2000 3000 



TYPICAL DISTANCE (FT) 



* Elevations are relative to the 1929 NGVD sea level. 



4000 



5000 



1 



6000 



FIGURE 3-4 



COMPOSITE TRANSECT OF THE GREAT BAY BOULEVARD MARSH 



(Tidal Range = 3.18 ft) 



Waler 

 58% 



-2- 



-4 

 -6 



-8 



"Short Spartlna altarnlllora 3.Q5 | 

 t/mon/um-l 3.00 



Sallcornla — >< 2.95 I 



Tall Spartlna 1 59 



M.an Huh w.i.. 



i- Local MSL 



Mean Low Walac 



Algae and Mussels 



1000 2000 3000 



TYPICAL DISTANCE (FT) 



Elevations are relative to the 1929 NGVD sea level. 



4000 



5000 



6000 



The overall zonation given on the composite transects is empirical for central New Jersey 

 and does not presume exact inundation tolerances for each wetland species. A more 

 comprehensive study would be required to establish the elevation ranges and frequency of 

 occurrence of all species— a difficult undertaking, considering the problem of accessing this or 

 any marsh. 



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