206. Shawnee Lake

General Information

Reference Number: 206
State: Pennsylvania
County: Bedford
Municipality: Napier
USGS Quad: Shellsburg
Watershed: Raystown
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Fringing
Disturbance Class: Moderate
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Year(s) Sampled: 2002

Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 78.3%
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea
Canada clearweed Pilea pumila
Rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides
Duckweed Lemna sp.
Yellow cow lily Nuphar lutea
Woody
Percent cover: 30.8%
Dominant Species
Silky dogwood Cornus amomum
Multiflora rose Rosa muliflora
Nanny berry Viburnum lentago
Smooth alder Alnus serrulata
Blackberry Rubus sp.
Black walnut Juglans nigra
Black cherry Prunus serotina
Elm Ulmus sp.
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia
Snag
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 1.64
Shrub/Tree: 2.75/4.01
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 1.69
Shrub/Tree: 2.50/3.83
Species Richness
Total: 59
Herbaceous: 47
Shrub/Tree: 5/7

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