222. Erie National Wildlife Refuge 2

General Information

Reference Number: 222
State: Pennsylvania
County: Crawford
Municipality:
USGS Quad: Sugar Lake
Watershed:
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
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Dominant Vegetation Class: FO
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Year(s) Sampled: 2003

Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 73.3%
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Tussock sedge Carex stricta
Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea
Sphagnum Sphagnum sp.
Lady fern Athyrium filix-femina
Graminoid Graminoid sp.
Woody
Percent cover: 36.7%
Dominant Species
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago
Southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum
Silky dogwood Cornus amomum
Speckled alder Alnus incana
Broadleaf meadowsweet Spiraea alba
Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis
Yellow birch Betula allegheniensis
Black ash Fraxinus nigra
Snag
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 1.55
Shrub/Tree: 2.59/3.75
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.07
Shrub/Tree: 2.60/3.26
Species Richness
Total: 53
Herbaceous: 42
Shrub/Tree: —/11

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