General Information
| Reference Number: |
15 |
| State: |
Pennsylvania |
| County: |
Clearfield |
| Municipality: |
Pine |
| USGS Quad: |
Penfield |
| Watershed: |
West Branch Susquehanna |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: |
Slope |
| Disturbance Class: |
Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: |
PEM |
| Wetland Area: |
0.5 ha (1.2 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: |
1993, 1994 |
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Vegetation
| Herbaceous |
| Percent Cover: |
99.2% (range 95-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Bristly blackberry |
Rubus hispidus |
| Sedge |
Carex folliculata |
| Soft rush |
Juncus effusus |
| Rush |
Juncus sp. |
| Twig rush |
Cladium marisoides |
| Woody |
| Percent cover: |
31.7% (range 10-60%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Jack pine |
Pinus banksiana |
| Dogwood |
Cornus sp. |
| Lowbush blueberry |
Vaccinium angustifolium |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) |
| Herbaceous: |
1.72 |
| Woody: |
4.17 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (all species) |
| Herbaceous: |
1.89 |
| Woody: |
4.17 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: |
26 |
| Herbaceous: |
23 |
| Woody: |
3 |
Soils
| Matrix Chroma (mean): |
1.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): |
13.85 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): |
0.65 |
| Soil Series: |
Nolo loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
| Sand: |
49.4 |
| Silt: |
31.3 |
| Clay: |
19.5 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): |
NA |
| Equivalent depth (cm): |
NA |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): |
NA |
Hydrology
| Water Level |
| Median (cm): |
NA |
| Range (cm): |
NA |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): |
NA |
| Conductivity (mean): |
NA |