141. State Game Lands 166

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

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