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Eriana Koncelik

Stockton University
April 2015

Table of Contents
The General Ecology Setting of Stockton ...................................................................................................... 2
Stockton University Pomona Campus....................................................................................................... 2
Stockton University Campus Land Use ..................................................................................................... 3
North America Climograph ....................................................................................................................... 5
Stockton/ South Jersey Climate ................................................................................................................ 5
The Soil Resources of Stockton ..................................................................................................................... 6
Soil Orders on Stocktons Campus ............................................................................................................ 6
Soil Series on Stocktons Campus ............................................................................................................. 7
Soil Transect From Stockton Campus ....................................................................................................... 8
Stocktons Soils ......................................................................................................................................... 9
The Water Resources of Stockton............................................................................................................... 10
Water and Wetlands on Stocktons Campus .......................................................................................... 10
Lake Freds watershed on Stocktons Campus........................................................................................ 11
Stockton Water Budget........................................................................................................................... 14
Stocktons Place in Local Hydrology........................................................................................................ 14

Figure 1 Pie Chart of Stocktons campus Land Use ....................................................................................... 4

Figure 2 Atlantic City Climograph ................................................................................................................. 4
Figure 3 Stockton Soil Transect graph........................................................................................................... 8
Figure 4 Stockton Soil Transect Chart ........................................................................................................... 8
Figure 5 Stockton Stream Cross Section 1 .................................................................................................. 13
Figure 6 Stockton Stream Cross Section 2 .................................................................................................. 13
Table 1 Stockton Soil Pit 1 Description ......................................................................................................... 9
Table 2 Stockton Soil Pit 2 Description ......................................................................................................... 9
Table 3 Evapotranspiration vs. Precipitation for Atlantic City .................................................................... 12
Table 4 Atlantic City Airport Location ......................................................................................................... 12
Table 5 Monthly Evapotranspiration for Atlantic City Airport .................................................................... 14

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The General Ecology Setting of Stockton

Stockton University Pomona Campus

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Stockton University Campus Land Use

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CAMPUS LAND USE 2007

0%
2%
22%
3%
14%

AGRICULTURE

59%

BARREN LAND

FOREST

URBAN

WATER

WETLANDS

Figure 1 Pie Chart of Stocktons campus Land Use

90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

10
8
6
4

RAINFALL (IN)

DEGREES (F)

ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NJ

2
0
1

10

11

12

MONTHS
PRECIP

TEMP

Figure 2 Atlantic City Climograph

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North America Climograph

Legend
RevisedGlobalClimates
<all other values>

Phys_Geo_C
Boreal Forest
Dry Subtropical
Dry Tropical or Subtropical
Highland
Ice Sheet
Marine West Coast
Mediterranean
Moist Continental
Moist Subtropical
Monsoon-Trade Wind
Tundra
Wet Equatorial
Wet-Dry Tropical

0 1,3002,600

5,200

7,800

10,400
Miles

Stockton/ South Jersey Climate

Stockton is situated within South Jersey. Its climate classification is Moist Continental as seen in
the North America Climograph. Stockton, as well as most of the eastern United States, is in a Temperate
Deciduous Forest biome. Since it is such a large biome its plant species vary greatly but the dominant
plant species are broad-leaved deciduous trees. Precipitation also varies greatly, from 28 -60 inches per
year.
There are five factors that affect climate. These consist of latitude, air masses, elevation,
coastal/continental location and surface type. Coastal location affects Stocktons climate the most out of
all of these. Stockton is in close proximity to the ocean. Oceans have moderating effects on temperature
and this effect can be seen in Stocktons climate.

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The Soil Resources of Stockton

Soil Orders on Stocktons Campus

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Soil Series on Stocktons Campus

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Soil Transect From Stockton Campus

Figure 3 Stockton Soil Transect graph

30
ft

50
ft

70
ft

Atsion
Sand

Atsion
Sand

Atsion
Sand

90
ft

110
ft

130
ft

150
ft

170
ft

190
ft

210
ft

230
ft

250
ft

270
ft

290
ft

Downer

Downer

Downer

Downer

Downer

Downer

Downer

Downer

Downer

Loamy
Sand

Loamy
Sand

Loamy
Sand

Loamy
Sand

Loamy
Sand

Loamy
Sand

Loamy
Sand

Loamy
Sand

Loamy
Sand

Manahawkin
Muck

Manahawkin
Muck

Figure 4 Stockton Soil Transect Chart

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Horizon Depth

Boundary Color

Texture

Structure

Notes

1 ABRUPT

10 yr 2/1

loamy sand

GRANULAR

ORGANIC MATTER

5 CLEAR

10 yr 6/1

loamy sand

TOP SOIL

30 DIFUSE

10 yr 5/3

loamy sand

SINGLE
GRAINED
GRANULAR

B1

16 GRADUAL

10 yr 6/8

loamy sand

BLOCKY

LARGEST HORIZION

B2

40 GRADUAL

10 yr 6/6

sandy clay loam

BLOCKY

LARGEST HORIZION

LIGHT COLORING (GREY)

Table 1 Stockton Soil Pit 1 Description

Horizon Depth
O

Boundary Color
1 GRADUAL

Texture

Structure

Notes

10 yr 2/1

loamy sand

GRANULAR

ORGANIC MATTER/ LEAF LITER

13 CLEAR

10 yr 4/1

loamy sand

SINGLE GRAINED TOP SOIL, MANY FINE ROOTS

27 DIFUSE

10 yr 6/1

loamy sand

GRANULAR

LIGHT COLORING

39 ABRUPT

10 yr 7/8

loamy sand

BLOCKY

REDDISH BROWN DUE TO

IRON DEPLETION

Table 2 Stockton Soil Pit 2 Description

Stocktons Soils
Stockton consist of many soil orders as seen in the Soil Orders on Stocktons Campus Map. It has
Entisols, Histisols, Inceptisols, Sand/Gravel pit, Spodosols, and Ultisols. The campus in Pomona is mainly
made up of Ultisol soil, it makes up 48.5% of the campus soil order. The soil order that makes up the
least amount of the composition of soils is Inceptisol soil. Entisol is a soil that do not show any profile
development other than an A and C horizons. Histisol is a soil consisting primarily of organic materials.
Inceptisol is a soil with little development but still more than Entisols. Spodosol is a soil with subsurface
accumulation of humus. Ultisol is a soil that has been strongly leached and has a clay accumulation in
the subsurface. Examples of soil samples taken from Stocktons Campus can be seen in Table 1 and
Table 2.
There are five major factors that influence soil formation in all soils. These are Climate,
organisms, relief or topography, parent material and time. The factors that are more prevalent on
Stocktons campus are climate and organisms. Climate determines the kind of plant and animal life on
and in the soil. It determines the amount of water available for weathering minerals, transporting the
minerals and releasing elements. Organisms affect soil by supplying upper layers with organic matter,
recycling nutrients from lower to upper layers, and helping to prevent erosion.

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The Water Resources of Stockton

Water and Wetlands on Stocktons Campus

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Lake Freds watershed on Stocktons Campus

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AC WATER BUDGETING
12

80

10

60
40

20

0
-20

-40

PRECIP (cm)

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (cm)

100

-60
-80

MONTHS
PET (cm)

DIFF (cm)

PRECIP (cm)

Table 3 Evapotranspiration vs. Precipitation for Atlantic City

Latitude/ Longitude
Elevation

39.4494, -74.5672
18.3 m

Table 4 Atlantic City Airport Location

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Riffle Cross Section

1

LOCATION
5
6

10

DEPTH FROM SURFACE (CM)

0
5
10
15

14
17
23

20

23
27

25

29

30

30

31

31

31

35
Depth (cm)
Figure 5 Stockton Stream Cross Section 1

Pool Cross Section

1

LOCATION
5
6

10

DEPTH FROM SURFACE (CM)

0
10
20
30
40

23

24
32
40

44

50

52

48

49

45

43

60
Depth (cm)
Figure 6 Stockton Stream Cross Section 2

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MONTH
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

PRECIP (IN)
3.22
2.87
4.21
3.63
3.35
3.11
3.72
4.11
3.15
3.42
3.27
3.69

AVG TMP (F)

33
35.3
42.2
51.7
61.1
70.9
76.2
74.4
67.2
56.1
46.8
37.2

AVG TMP (C )
0.555555556
1.833333333
5.666666667
10.94444444
16.16666667
21.61111111
24.55555556
23.55555556
19.55555556
13.38888889
8.222222222
2.888888889

Table 5 Monthly Evapotranspiration for Atlantic City Airport

Stockton Water Budget

Stocktons water budget is generally simple. The map Water and Wetlands on Stocktons
Campus shows all of the surface water across the Pomona campus. It has a delicate balance of water
inputs and outputs that is essential to its ecology. The inputs to Stocktons water budget are
precipitation, groundwater flow in, and stream flow in. Average precipitation is about 3 inches per
month. The outputs to Stocktons water budget are evaporation, groundwater flow out, and stream flow
out. Evapotranspiration varies from about 0.2 75 cm per month. Major water storages are Lake Fred,
Lake Pam and groundwater.

Stocktons Place in Local Hydrology

Stockton plays its distinct role in the areas hydrology. HUC 12 is part of the Nacote Creek
watershed, as seen in the Lake Freds Watershed on Stocktons Campus map, and has an area of 19216
acres. Two streams flow into Lake Fred, Cedrick Run and Morses Mill. Morses Mill also flows out of the
lake and makes its way to the Mullica River. From there the water eventually flows into the ocean.

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