General Information
Reference Number: | 141 |
State: | Pennsylvania |
County: | Blair |
Municipality: | Catherine |
USGS Quad: | Spruce Creek |
Watershed: | Juniata River |
Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Isolated Depression |
Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
Dominant Vegetation Class: | — |
Wetland Area: | 0.4 |
Year(s) Sampled: | 2000 |
Vegetation
Herbaceous | |
Percent Cover: | 93.8% |
Dominant Species | |
Common Name | Scientific Name |
Sedge | Carex sp. |
Moss | Moss sp. |
Bristly blackberry | Rubus hispidus |
Marsh St. John’s wort | Triadenum virginicum |
Crested shield fern | Dryopteris cristata |
Woody | |
Percent cover: | 50.0% |
Dominant Species | |
Northern spicebush | Lindera benzoin |
Poison sumac | Toxicodendron vernix |
Lowbush blueberry | Vaccinium angustifolium |
White oak | Quercus alba |
Eastern white pine | Pinus strobus |
Yellow birch | Betula allegheniensis |
Eastern hemlock | Tsuga canadensis |
Snag | — |
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) | |
Herbaceous: | 1.32 |
Shrub/Tree: | 2.71/3.70 |
Weighted Indicator Status (all species) | |
Herbaceous: | 2.21 |
Shrub/Tree: | 3.00/3.29 |
Species Richness | |
Total: | 45 |
Herbaceous: | 30 |
Shrub/Tree: | 6/9 |
Soils
Matrix Chroma (mean): | — |
Organic Matter (mean %): | — |
Bulk Density (g/cm2): | — |
Soil Series: | — |
Texture (mean %) | |
Sand: | — |
Silt: | — |
Clay: | — |
Sedimentation Rate | |
Mineral loading (g/cm2): | — |
Equivalent depth (cm): | — |
Organic loading (g/cm2): | — |
Hydrology
Water Level | |
Median (cm): | — |
Range (cm): | — |
Water Quality | |
pH (mean): | — |
Conductivity (mean): | — |