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 |