Vegetation of the New Jersey Brigade area of Morristown National Historical Park, Final report
Ehrenfeld JG and Dibeler BJ. 1992. Vegetation of the New Jersey Brigade area of Morristown National Historical Park, Final report. Technical Report NPS/NAROSS/NRTR-92/13. National Park Service. Boston
This report is an analysis of current and presettlement vegetation and land use history in the New Jersey Brigade unit of Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, NJ. The current woody vegetation of this unit consists primarily of yellow poplar-dominated, mature, mixed hardwood forest. Exotic ornamentals have become established in the understory. Areas of mature forest with bramble and vine dominated understories suggest that browsing and grazing by domestic livestock and deer have had a strong influence on the vegetation. The 18th century forest of this area varied between an oak-hickory and an oak-chestnut association. The chestnut blight eliminated this formerly dominant species. There were several major 18th and 19th century influences on the vegetation: Revolutionary War forest clearing, a saw mill, and the rise and decline of farming. Maps of soils and current and previous (1900 - 1963) vegetation were made during this report (but do not accompany this copy of the report). It does include a woody plant species list.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Ehrenfeld, Joan; Dibeler, Barbara
- Date of Issue
- 1992-07
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- MORR
- Keywords
- Forests, Land Use, New Jersey Brigade unit., Plant Studies, Vegetation