42. Baran Estates

General Information

Reference Number: 42
State: Pennsylvania
County: Monroe
Municipality: Tunkhanock
USGS Quad: Pocono Pines
Watershed: Tunkhanock Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Severe
Dominant Vegetation Class: PFO/PEM
Wetland Area: 0.4 ha (0.9 ac)
Year(s) Sampled: 1995

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Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 89.6% (range 60-155%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Unknown
Sphagnum
Rush Juncus sp.
Rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides
Woody
Percent cover: 51.7% (range 30-85%)
Dominant Species
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Steeple bush Spiraea tomentosa
Red maple Acer rubrum
Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis
Black gum Nyssa sylvatica
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 1.63
Woody: 2.87
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 1.83
Woody: 2.73
Species Richness
Total: 47
Herbaceous: 41
Woody: 6

Soils

Matrix Chroma (mean): 2.0
Organic Matter (mean %): 14.37
Bulk Density (g/cm2): NA
Soil Series: NA
Texture (mean %)
Sand: 39.9
Silt: 14.2
Clay: 45.9
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